Standard 2: Civic and Political Participation

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Number: SS.3.C.2
Title: Civic and Political Participation
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 3
Strand: Civics and Government

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Independent

SS.3.C.2.In.0
Identify actions of citizens that contribute to the community, such as respecting property, helping neighbors, and participating in community activities.

Supported

SS.3.C.2.Su.0
Recognize actions that contribute to the community, such as respecting property, helping neighbors, and participating in community activities.

Participatory

SS.3.C.2.Pa.0
Recognize an action that contributes to the school community, such as respecting property, helping others, or participating in school activities.

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Lesson Plan

Kites for Education MEA:

Kites for Education is a Modeling Eliciting Activity which presents students with an engineering challenge in which they must analyze data sets and develop a procedure for ranking different kite models. The product ranked as best by the students will hypothetically be sold to customers and the profit used to purchase school textbooks and supplies for school age children impacted by Haiti's devastating earthquake.

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Teaching Idea

Taking a Stand:

This web resource provides an introduction to the discrimination and segregation that triggered the Civil Rights movement, through the eyes of some of the youngest activists at the time.

This teaching idea supports the exploration of the purpose of rules and laws in society, as well as some of the basic tenets of the Constitution that address equal rights for all citizens. Also included are ideas on how to help students examine historical examples of segregation to consider their impact and analyze how civil rights activists responded to segregation laws to promote change.

Type: Teaching Idea

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