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Learn the history and importance of Thomas Jefferson as a representative of the United States with this interactive research page.

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Explore the history and importance of the Supreme Court building as a symbol of the U.S. with this interactive research page.

Type: Interactive Research Pages

Discover the history and importance of the Declaration of Independence as a symbol of the United States with this interactive research page.

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Discover the history and importance of the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of the United States with this interactive research page.

Type: Interactive Research Pages

Explore the history and importance of the White House as a symbol of the United States with this interactive research page.

Type: Interactive Research Pages

Explore the history and importance of Rosa Parks as a famous person who represents the United States with this interactive research page.

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Explore the history and importance of the Florida Capital Buildings as a symbol of Florida with this interactive research page.

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Learn about the history and importance of the Florida Constitution as a symbol of Florida with this interactive research page.

Type: Interactive Research Pages

Discover the history and importance of the U.S. Capitol building as a symbol of the United States with this interactive research page.

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Students will discuss facts about the Statue of Liberty and take a virtual tour. Students will use tables of ferry ticket and food prices to solve one and two-step word problems involving money. 

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Students will read excerpts from the Declaration of Independence. They will use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and explain the author’s perspective about the Founders and their reasons for seeking independence in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will participate in research to describe how the Statue of Liberty is a symbol that represents the United States. Students will use a graphic organizer to write facts about the Statue of Liberty and take notes using details gathered from photographs and other text and graphic features, which will be creatively interwoven into a drawing of the Statue of Liberty utilizing a variety of materials and techniques.

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The purpose of this lesson is for the students to recognize the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of freedom to the immigrants as they entered Ellis Island from 1892-1954.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the Declaration of Independence as a symbol of the United States. Students will analyze a primary source photograph of the document and read a secondary source about this important document.

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Students will apply their understanding that materials’ properties can change, to explain why objects made of copper typically turn green over time. From the Statue of Liberty to pennies, students will know that when copper is exposed to air it will eventually turn green in this integrated lesson plan.

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In this lesson, students will learn about Thomas Jefferson as a symbol of the nation and learn about his impact as the third President of the United States by examining primary and secondary sources.

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In this lesson, students will learn about Rosa Parks as an important person who represents the United States and examine a primary source photograph of her.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the U.S. Supreme Court building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of the nation and learn about the history of the statue.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the U.S. Capitol building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the White House building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map.

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In this lesson, students will label countries in North America on a blank map while following alongside a slideshow. After labeling the countries in North America, students will learn more about symbols that represent the United States and label them on a blank U.S map.

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Students will collaborate with peers while constructing a Scratch presentation that identifies one U.S. symbol and four facts about the symbol in this integrated lesson.

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In this lesson plan, students listen to a book about Thomas Jefferson and identify relevant details related to important events in his life. This is part one of a four-part Civics and Coding integrated series.

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This lesson is Part 2 in a 2-part Integrated Civics Unit. Students will use their expository writing from U.S. Symbols: The White House Part 1 to plan, write, and publish a Scratch coding program. With support from the teacher and peers, students will use at least one sprite, a background, narrations, and animations to explain why the White House is a symbol that represents the United States.

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This lesson is Part 2 in a 2-part Integrated Civics Unit. Students will use their expository writing from United States Symbols: The U.S. Capitol Part 1 to plan, write, and publish a Scratch coding program. With support from the teacher and peers, students will use one sprite, images, narration, and backdrops to explain why the U.S. Capitol is a symbol that represents the United States.

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Students will learn about and locate important U.S. symbols (U.S. Capitol, White House, U.S. Supreme Court building, Statue of Liberty). Map elements (title, key/legend) and important geographic locations (United States, Florida, Washington D.C., New York City) will be reviewed.

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Students will learn and use coding tools in Scratch to create a one-scene program that introduces Thomas Jefferson, in this lesson plan. This is part two of a four-part Civics and Coding integrated series.

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Students will learn coding skills in Scratch as they write code to create a one-scene program about Thomas Jefferson. Much of the coding for this program was introduced in the CPALMS Part 2 and 3 lessons, Introducing Thomas Jefferson and Young Thomas Jefferson. This lesson could be done without doing these lessons if the students are familiar with Scratch Coding. This is part four of a four-part Civics and Coding integrated series.

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Students will participate in research to describe why the U.S. Capitol is a symbol that represents the United States. Students will use a graphic organizer to write facts about the U.S. Capitol and take notes about the building using details gathered from photographs and other text and graphic features, which will be used to create a multimedia presentation showcasing their learning.

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Students will participate in research to describe why the White House is a symbol that represents the United States. Students will use a graphic organizer to write facts about the White House and take notes about the building using details gathered from photographs and other text and graphic features, which will be used to create a multimedia presentation showcasing their learning.

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Students will utilize temperature and precipitation data to rank locations best suited to host an outdoor celebration honoring Rosa Parks. They will interpret data using tables and graphs and apply knowledge of weather patterns while addressing state and national symbols in this integrated model eliciting activity.

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In this lesson plan, students will explore architectural symbols that represent the United States.

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Learn how to use context clues and text features to learn new vocabulary while studying why the Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence represent the United States with this interactive tutorial.

This is part 5 in a six-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Explore how the properties of materials change, including how the copper metal covering the Statue of Liberty changes from a brownish color to a greenish patina over time, with this interactive tutorial.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Discover how to use context clues and text features to learn new vocabulary while studying why the U.S. Supreme Court is a symbol that represents the United States with this interactive tutorial.

This is part 4 in a six-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Use context clues and text features to learn new vocabulary while studying why the U.S. Capitol building is a symbol that represents the United States with this interactive tutorial.

This is part 3 in a six-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Learn how to use inference context clues to learn about new vocabulary about the Declaration of Independence in this interactive tutorial.

This is part 6 in a six-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

Type: Original Student Tutorial

This Grade 2 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 2 at this grade level.

Type: Teaching Idea