Ben's Guide
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
Ben’s Guide provides information and interactive activities about government and politics specifically tailored for educators, parents, and K-12 students.
C-Span
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
Topics for the discussion of current events in the classroom.
Congress Link
http://www.congresslink.org/
Presents up-to-date information about Congress and how it works. Teachers will find lesson plans, assessment rubrics, resources for lesson planning, and an annotated version of the Constitution with hyperlinks. Middle and high school students can type in their ZIP code and receive detailed information about their representatives. Experts are available to help students locate, evaluate, and analyze information.
Constitution Day
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/
Information and lesson plans for teaching about the US constitution.
Est. of Hans Jensen v. The White Star Line
http://www.andersonkill.com/titanic/home.htm
Allows students to reenact the civil trial brought by Carla Christine Jensen against the White Star Line, the company that owned the Titanic. Also featured is a teacher's guide with helpful tips on how to set up the trial in a classroom setting.
First Gov
http://firstgov.gov/
The US government's information portal.
Government Lesson Plans
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/government/
From Teach-Nology.
Judges in the Classroom
http://www.courts.wa.gov/education/
Although the lesson plans found here were designed to help judges teach in K-12 classrooms, they can be adapted by social studies teachers with an interest in teaching about the law and the Bill of Rights.
The National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/education/WelcomeEducatorsandStudents/index.shtml
Offers lesson plans for study of the constitution.
Professional Cartoonists' Index
http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
Contains an excellent collection of polital cartoons organized by artists' names and by state. This is a great tool for teaching current events and can also be included in the Language Arts, Journalism, and Art curriculum.
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
Incredible resources for all political information, including local and national representatives.
Social Studies Navigation
www.geauxto.com/socialstudies
Valuable source for links to printable historical documents and political cartoons, and other teaching resources for the social studies teacher. Site includes current events from across the country.
This Nation
http://www.thisnation.com/
Resource for students and teachers on the U.S. Government, including links to historical documents.
