Landmark: The United States Capitol Building
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A lesson plan for grade 5 Social Studies
This is set of three lesson plans exploring what makes the U.S. Capitol symbolically important. Presented with a variety of archival documents, students can answer that question for themselves. Working in small groups, the students will uncover and share the Capitol’s story. The primary sources are presented to the students as mysteries, with a challenge to tie together the information in the documents or images through research.
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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 2: The learner will analyze political and social institutions in North America and examine how these institutions respond to human needs, structure society, and influence behavior.
- Objective 2.02: Describe the similarities and differences among the local, state, and national levels of government in the United States and explain their legislative, executive, and judicial functions.
- Objective 2.03: Recognize how the United States government has changed over time.
