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A
Web Quest for 5th Grade History
Designed
in August 2000
by
http://acanthus.net/flag/index.html
Introduction
The
Constitution including The Bill of
Rights is the foundation of our country. It guarantees each
of us certain rights. Among these rights are "life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness." Our fathers and forefathers have
fought and many have died to protect these rights.
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The
Task
Good
Morning K.I.A. members.* You are looking for any information about
The Bill of Rights. Your mission, K.I.A. member, should you
decide to accept it, is to find out any information you can about
The Bill of Rights. The secretary will disavow any knowledge
of your actions.
This tape will self distruct in 5 seconds.
Good Luck!
*
Kaiser Intelligence Agency
You
are to choose a partner and write the following tasks. You may use
the Interent to find the following information:
- Identify
The Bill of Rights. What is it? What are the specific traits,
attributes?
- Summarize
The Bill of Rights in your own words as simply as possible.
- Interpret
The Bill of Rights. What does it mean to you, personally?
- Draw
conclusions. What's In It For Me? (W.I.I.F.M.)
- Select
your favorite and write a poem.
- Become
an authority on two of your favorite amendments and share them with
the rest of the class.
- Take
notes on your classmate's information to use for #8.
- Design
and illustrate The Bill of Rights.
- Now
write and/or design your own Bill of Rights.
You
may use HyperStudio, the Web, video, Claris works or anything
else that will help you enhance your work.
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Resources
Independence
Day on the Net- The Declaration of Independence
Bill
of Rights Day
http://www.holidayorigins.com/html/bill_of_rights_day.html
Bill
of Rights
http://www.billofrights.com/
Illinois First Amendment Center
http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/
National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/
Declaration
of Independence;
Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/
The
History Place - U.S. Declaration of Independence;
The
Declaration of Independence
Africans
in America/Part 2/Crispus Attucks
Flags
of the American Revolution;
The
Mayflower Compact
National
Archives and Records Administration Home Page
Revolutionary
Period (1764-1789);
The
Avalon Project : Mayflower Compact 1620
Bio
Poem
ABC
Poem
Acrostic
Poem
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