History 4th/5th: Indicator #8
History 4th/5th: Indicator #8
History: Fourth and Fifth
Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs, and
themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze how individuals and societies
have changed over time in Maryland, the United States, and the world.
In the context of Maryland up to contemporary times
and United States history through1790, students are able to do everything
required at earlier grades and are able to:
Indicator # 8
Describe historical developments that led to the
writing of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
A set of lesson plans from the National Archives that
will help teachers teach about the Constitution. Includes some publications that can be ordered (at low cost)
from the National Archives
To get archived copies of the US Constitution, click
here http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/conmain.html
This page will give teachers and students on the
Founding Fathers (now called the Founders)
A lesson plan that helps children to
understand the US Constitution
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Government/GOV0050.html
A lesson plan about the Constitution
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Government/GOV0052.html
Original document sources on the Internet are
plentiful. The National Archives
has any of the important documents, The Charters of Freedom, as
defined by this indicator. The Web site will take you to the Declaration
of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The address for the National Archives is: http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/charters.html
A complete and comprehensive listing of
important historical documents in chronological order
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm
A Manuscript
Library, the world's largest private
collection
http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/
A chronological
database of historical documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html
A set of lesson plans that are continually
updated and use historic places
as the teaching focus
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/home.html
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