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GPS SS4H4: The student will
explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.
b. Explain the writing of the
Declaration of Independence; include who wrote it, how it was written,
why it was written and how it was a response to tyranny and the abuse
of power.
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The reason for this website is to
expose children to the beginning history of the United States and the
beginnings of the American government. It strives to show the how
the American colonies banded together and declared their freedom from
the English crown and began their own country.
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The Declaration of Independence:  This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read. Wikipedia:  The online encyclopedia with information on the Declaration of Independence. Surfing The Net With Kids:  In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in congressionally imposed secrecy. This site has many great links on the Declaration of Independence! The National Archives:  A site dedicated to the many great Charters of Freedom, including the American Declaration of Independence. Has lots of pictures and links! Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids!  A website dedicated to kids of all age ranges for exploring the United States Government! |
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Activity One: 1. Title/ of Activity and Brief Description of the activity: Color the signers of the Declaration of Independence 2. PLO - What will the student learn from doing this activity? The students will reinforce reading skills and name the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 3. Web Site and any other materials that students need to do the activity: Signing the Declaration of Independence Coloring Page. 4. Procedures Explain steps for teaching the activity Include any questions or things that children should be looking for as they navigate through the web site. a. The students will go to the Signing The Delcaration of Independence website. b. They will print out the color page and color the pitcure of the signers OR using the computer and mouse, will use the interactive colors on the website to color the picture while on the computer. c. After coloring (if done on computer) print out the colored picture on color printer. 5. Product: What will students do with the information they learned on the web site to satisfy the PLO? Ask the students to describe their coloring sheets and present them to the class. Activity Two: 1. Title/ of Activity and Brief Description of the activity: Declaration of Independence Word Jumble 2. PLO - What will the student learn from doing this activity? The students will learn grade appropriate vocabulary concerning the Declaration of Independence, lincluding the signers. The students will choose one signer of the Declaration of Independence and do research on him. 3. Web Site and any other materials that students need to do the activity: The Declaration of Independence Jumbled Word Activity. 4. Procedures Explain steps for teaching the activity Include any questions or things that children should be looking for as they navigate through the web site. a. The students will go to the Declaration of Independence Jumble Word Activity site. b. The will read the clues and decode the word jumble. The jumbled word will be either a signer of the Declaration, a reason or person behind the Declaration and type the correct word in the box. c. The students will hit enter and see the correct answer for the jumble. They will repeat this for all twenty questions. d. When finished, the students will choose one of the signers of the Declaration and do reasearch and present it to the class. 5. Product: What will students do with the information they learned on the web site to satisfy the PLO? By typing the correct names, the children will increase their vocabulary and will learn about the signers of the Declaration of Independence by doing reasearch. Activity Three: 1. Title/ of Activity and Brief Description of the activity: The Call for Independence 2. PLO - What will the student learn from doing this activity? The students will work in groups to research the Declaration of Independence. 3. Web Site and any other materials that students need to do the activity: Social Studies: Celebrating Freedon Resources. 4. Procedures Explain steps for teaching the activity Include any questions or things that children should be looking for as they navigate through the web site. a. The students will go to the website. b. Working with a small group, the students will go to the "A Call for Independence" website and the "Preservation" website. c. After working together with their small groups, the children will answer the questions on the Social Studies: Celebrating Freedom Resources page. 5. Product: What will students do with the information they learned on the web site to satisfy the PLO? The students will present their findings to the class. |
 Title of software program: Microsoft Word Published by: Microsoft Explain how the software can be used with this topic to enhance learning: An excellent word processing program that can be used by elementary school aged kids for writing papers or reports. Evaluate the software. What problems can one anticipate when using this program: This program contains a lot of excellent extra features that would be beyond that range of most fourth grade students but would not be out of place in the corporate work world.  Title of software program: Microsoft Office Paint Published by: Microsoft Explain how the software can be used with this topic to enhance learning.: This program allows the studsents to use the Paint program to create pictures over any given subject. It emphasizes creativity and is fun to use. Evaluate the software. What problems can one anticipate when using this program: Needs a qualified educational user.  Title of software program: Revolutionary War Digital Pictures Published by: Finley-Holliday Film Corporation Explain how the software can be used with this topic to enhance learning: Allows students to see maps, pctures and drawings of the Revolutionary War period; the period during which the Declaration of Independence was written. Evaluate the software. What problems can one anticipate when using this program: Program does not deal solely with the Declaration of Independence. Pictures of the Declaration may not be available.  Title of software program: Elementary Advantage 2006 Published by: Encore Software Explain how the software can be used with this topic to enhance learning: Helps students in all content areas including social studies Evaluate the software. What problems can one anticipate when using this program: There have been several complaints on Amazon's website that this program is hard to install and requires setup changes to your computer and other reviews on Amazon stated the material was outdated.  Title of software program: Student Home Learning System Published by: JC REsearch Explain how the software can be used with this topic to enhance learning: While it does not deal solely with the Declaration of Independence, it covers a multitude of topics to include social studies/history. Evaluate the software. What problems can one anticipate when using this program: There appear to be no problems with this program. It is comprehensive and all-inlcusive. |
 The Declaration of Independence page at the University of Indiana School of Law!  The Declaration of Independence web site at The History Place!  The Declaration of Independnce Road Trip site. A site dedicated to sending an origianl copy of the Declaration on a 3 and-a-half year road trip around the US!  The American Treasures of the Library of Congress Page featuring the Declaration of Independence! |
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