8th Grade Activities:
1. www.icivics.org/games/peoples-pie This site contains a game that allows students to pretend to be a member of the U.S. legislature and try to balance the U. S. budget. It's an interesting challenge!
2. www.usdebtclock.org This site by the U.S. government allows an up to the millisecond looks at the national debt.
3. www.ushistory.org This site created by the Independence Hall Association contains information about the colonial and American Revolution eras.
4. www.youthforhumanrights.org This site describes human rights, what they are, and who has and doesn't have them.
5. http://constitutioncenter.org/timeline/flash/cw.html This site contains a timeline of American History for a quick overview or review of important events.
6. http://constitutioncenter.org/ This site contains numerous topics on U.S. history in a museum type presentation.
6. https://www.icivics.org/ This site has both lessons and games on topics from U.S. history.
7. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ This Library of Congress site is designed to tell the stories of people and events in U.S. history based on primary source in the library's holdings.
8. http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution-day/ This website has lots of information about the U.S. Constitution, including interactive games to leatn more about our plan of government.
1. www.icivics.org/games/peoples-pie This site contains a game that allows students to pretend to be a member of the U.S. legislature and try to balance the U. S. budget. It's an interesting challenge!
2. www.usdebtclock.org This site by the U.S. government allows an up to the millisecond looks at the national debt.
3. www.ushistory.org This site created by the Independence Hall Association contains information about the colonial and American Revolution eras.
4. www.youthforhumanrights.org This site describes human rights, what they are, and who has and doesn't have them.
5. http://constitutioncenter.org/timeline/flash/cw.html This site contains a timeline of American History for a quick overview or review of important events.
6. http://constitutioncenter.org/ This site contains numerous topics on U.S. history in a museum type presentation.
6. https://www.icivics.org/ This site has both lessons and games on topics from U.S. history.
7. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ This Library of Congress site is designed to tell the stories of people and events in U.S. history based on primary source in the library's holdings.
8. http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution-day/ This website has lots of information about the U.S. Constitution, including interactive games to leatn more about our plan of government.