Lesson Overview
Students will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.
Duration
Multiple days
Lesson Type
Project Based Lesson
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
4, 8
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- 4-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the beginnings of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.
- After independence was declared, Americans were faced with creating a new form of government that would embody the ideals for which they had fought. To understand the development of these United States into a new nation, the student will utilize the k...
- 4-4.2 Explain the structure and function of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
- 4-4.5 Compare the social and economic policies of the two political parties that were formed in America in the 1790s.
- 4-4.1 Compare the ideas in the Articles of Confederation with those in the United States Constitution, including how powers are now shared between state and national government and how individuals and states are represented in Congress.
- After independence was declared, Americans were faced with creating a new form of government that would embody the ideals for which they had fought. To understand the development of these United States into a new nation, the student will utilize the k...
- 8-3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of South Carolina’s role in the development of the new national government.
- Grade 3: Speak clearly at an understandable pace, adapting speech to a variety of contexts and tasks; use standard English when indicated or appropriate.
- C Communication
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards