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The American Revolution - Lighting Freedom's Flame: Students can explore the Revolutionary War period through stories, a timeline of events, biographies of the key players, and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Park Service

Balancing three branches at once: Our system of checks and balances: This page contains four EDSITEment lessons in which students use primary source documents to investigate how the three branches of the American government can check each other. By the end of these lessons, not only will students be able to name the three... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War: The film Beyond the Fire introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. These stories tell of loss, hope, fear, strength and despair—and most of all, resilience. At this... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Independent Television Service

The Bill of Rights Institute: Instructional materials, lesson plans, and professional development programs are offered on this site which helps educators teach students about the founding documents of the United States and their principles. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: The Bill of Rights Institute

British National Archives: The British National Archives website is full of records and guidelines for conducting research and has a component specifically for school use. There are guides for using records and conducting research, including the electronic databases. There are topics... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom

C-SPAN Classroom Resources: Lesson plans include video clips, discussion questions, and booknotes for selected units. Some plans, such as the Checks and Balances lesson plan, contain a Fun Fact, Capitol Question (with link to the answer), Learn More, and Review Quiz, in addition to... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: C-SPAN

Carnegie Council: A clean, easy to navigate site that acts as the “Voice for Ethics in International Policy”. This site offers articles, podcasts, events and programs. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

Celebrating Constitution Day: Provides a lesson plan and material from a variety of electronic CQ Press sources to help instructors and students observe Constitution Day. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: CQ Press

Children's BBC Newsround: A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to anyone interested in what's happening in the world. Browse thematic picturecollections, play a game, participate in an online opinion poll, or just catch up... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: BBC News

Congressional committees and the legislative process: This lesson plan introduces students to the pivotal role that Congressional committees play in the legislative process, focusing on how their own Congressional representatives influence legislation through their committee appointments. Students begin by... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

CongressLink: Provides information about the current Congress, about the Congress as an institution, and resources for teachers to help teach about the Congress. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: The Dirksen Congressional Center

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Working to teach students the importance of community involvement for a democratic society. This site provides guidance for educational programs, lessons, and publications related to civic education. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

Conversations on the Constitution: Students can learn about their rights and responsibilities by exploring the key concepts of the United States constitution on this site from the American Bar Association. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: American Bar Association

Cool Planet for Teachers: This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: OxFam

Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Teacher's Guide: Lesson plans and discussion questions for political cartoons on today's current events. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

The Digital Classroom: Resources and guides to using the primary history materials of the United States in research and teaching. Links to the wealth of materials held in the National Archives and Records Administration collection. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: The National Archives and Records Administration

EDSITEment - Lesson Plans for History and Social Studies: The lesson plans available on this site are organized into U.S. History and World History, with subcategories within each group. The main History and Social Studies page is divided into two content area tabs: Lesson pLans and Websites. The Subject Navigator... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

The First Amendment: What's fair in a free country?: Balancing rights and responsibilities is difficult, even for the Supreme Court. This lesson demonstrates to students that freedom of speech is an ongoing process. After completing the lessons in this unit from the National Endowment for the Humanities... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

Freedom of speech and automatic language: Examining the Pledge of Allegiance: This ReadWriteThink lesson is based on a study of the Pledge of Allegiance. This lesson plan asks students to explore rote learning and their own right to freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

History Matters - The U.S. Survey Course on the Web: A gateway to U.S. History Web resources. Teaching materials, first-person primary documents and discussions on teaching U.S. history. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: George Mason University

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