Standard 2: Civic and Political Participation

In this lesson, students will engage in civil discourse to evaluate the best location for a community cleanup. Students will read and discuss the Case Study: Community Cleanup Committee to gather relevant information and then support their claims with evidence.

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This is lesson #5 in the text unit series for Vote! This lesson is based on pages 20-23 which talks about political debates. The teacher will give explicit instruction about the definition of a debate. At the end of the lesson, students will have a debate in which they will choose one of the campaign proposals from the previous lesson, do a short research, structure their argument and debate if this is an idea they would vote for or not.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. The teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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This is lesson #6 in the text unit series for Vote! In this lesson students will create a plan and campaign advertisements as final products. The teacher will discuss the role of the mayor and how this government position relates to the role of the governor and president as examples of people who make and enforce rules and laws. This lesson is focused on pages 24-29 which shows the amount of work needed to campaign for an election and highlights the importance of voting. The teacher will use a presentation to support students as they summarize the events and work needed to plan a campaign.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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This is the final lesson #9 in the text unit series for Vote! Students will be able to illustrate and explain the importance of voting in a republic and why every citizen is responsible for voting. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to explain that voting is a civic duty which allows them to make decisions that involve civic initiatives. By creating an illustration, similar to a social media post, students will explain and depict the importance of voting in an election.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will use the research gathered from lesson 3 to create an interactive Scratch program that provides facts about Mount Rushmore as an American symbol. This is lesson 4 of a 4-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will learn about the Washington Monument and its importance as an American symbol. They will interact with a Scratch program to learn basic facts about the monument and then complete a graphic organizer based on online research. This is lesson one of a 4-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will learn about the figure of Uncle Sam and its importance as an American symbol. They will interact with a Scratch program to learn basic facts about the icon and then complete a comic strip based on online research. This is lesson two of a 4-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will learn about Mount Rushmore and its importance as an American symbol. They will interact with a Scratch program to learn basic facts about Mount Rushmore and then complete online research on the topic and fill out a graphic organizer. This is lesson three of a 4-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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This is lesson #4 in the text unit series for Father of the Constitution, A Story about James Madison by Barbara Mitchell. Students will use a timeline to sequence the events in James Madison’s life that led to the ratification of the US Constitution, consider how Madison is named the father of the constitution, and discuss why he is an individual that represents the United States.

This unit of study is about the Father of the Constitution, James Madison. Through this unit, students will follow the life of James Madison, creating a timeline of events that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the democratic government system still in use today. Students will research, develop an argumentative debate, and vote, as they read the text. Students will realize that his process prepared Madison for the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Students will engage in the expository writing process to construct a Classroom Constitution that aligns with the school’s vision and mission statements.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will solve multiplication and division word problems by matching the word problem with a corresponding equation. Students will solve for the missing variable to find the answer to the problem. In this integrated lesson plan, students will read the problems to see how some students volunteer their time to organize items in a food drive.

This lesson is part 3 of a 3 lesson unit where students are learning about responsibilities citizens have to help the community with food drives.

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This lesson will allow the students to recognize the symbols, people, and documents that represent Florida while analyzing primary and secondary sources. The students will explain how people perceive Florida based on the lyrics of the Swanee River, the Florida state song, and participate in turn-and-talk discussions about the meaning of the song. The students will conclude the lesson by writing an opinion paragraph about what symbol best represents Florida.

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This lesson will allow the students to recognize the symbols, people, and documents that represent Florida while analyzing primary and secondary sources. The students will look at the Florida Seal on the Florida state map and participate in a visual discovery of the Seal. The students will also read a text about three people who represent Florida and participate in turn-and-talk discussions about the text.

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Students will be using peer feedback to improve digital artifacts from Lesson 2 before presenting to the class. Students will use gained knowledge to summarize learning from other students' presentations. This is the final lesson in a three-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will create a digital presentation using research notes from lesson 1 about a chosen service project. The digital artifact will explain their topic and how it demonstrates civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues. This is lesson 2 in a three-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will be given a brief introduction to the terms: civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues. Students will conduct in-depth research to complete a guided note-taking worksheet about these topics. They will be able to determine the key ideas and details about this topic and reflect on how working in groups on this digital project brought them to their answers more efficiently. This is the first lesson in a three-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will interpret and make comparisons of construction start and end dates and heights of U.S. symbols. Students will solve one- and two-step word problems based on the data.

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Students will conduct surveys, tally results, and represent the data on graphs. In this lesson, students will also represent data in fractions, equivalent fractions and learn how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism and other civic virtues. Math and Civics are integrated in this lesson plan.

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The lesson focuses on teaching 3rd-grade students the importance of voting through a classroom election for class president. The objective is to help them understand the purpose of voting, learn the voting process, and actively participate in the election. Students are introduced to making choices as a community and having a voice in decision-making. They learn about the steps of a classroom election, from nominations to counting the votes. Candidates present their ideas, and students cast their votes on prepared ballots. The lesson concludes with a reflection on the significance of voting and respecting the results. Overall, the lesson aims to engage students in the democratic process and foster their understanding of the value of voting in a classroom and beyond.

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This lesson will introduce and give students practice, voting collecting data, and creating graphs. The lesson will help students to recognize how to organize data and that it is every citizen’s responsibility to vote. Students will see first-hand what happens when everyone does not get to vote. Math and Civics are integrated into this lesson plan.

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Students will create a scratch presentation to describe and explain the symbolism they used to create their self-portrait seal from The Great Seal of Me Lesson 1. This is lesson three of three in an integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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This is lesson #5 in the unit, Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty by Tonya Leslie. The lesson focuses on using relevant details within the Emancipation Proclamation and the Bill of Rights to determine the central idea. Additionally, students will summarize the similarities within the two documents.

This unit will help students explain why the United States Constitution is an important document that protects the rights of American citizens, the responsibilities of the United States government, and how Abraham Lincoln is an important symbol of the United States Government.

Students will engage in a read aloud spread out over several lessons emphasizing vocabulary, central idea, research, expository and opinion writing, and collaboration in groups.

The teacher will facilitate vocabulary instruction, student research, determination of central ideas, student presentation, expository and opinion writing, and group collaboration to help students demonstrate why the United States Constitution is an important document.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will collaborate to create a scratch animation on volunteerism and present their project to the class. Students will check for errors and make corrections. This is lesson 3 of 3 in an integrated civics and computer science mini-unit. 

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This is lesson 1 of 6 in the text unit series for Father of the Constitution, A Story about James Madison by Barbara Mitchell. In this lesson, students will be engaged in learning about national and state symbols. In small groups, students will compare the national and state seals, the national and state songs, and the national and state preambles to their constitutions. The groups will use a graphic organizer to identify relevant details and summarize the information they learned from comparing and contrasting each item. Groups will present their findings to the group. The lesson will conclude with a group discussion about whether the school and the class have similar items to compare.

This unit of study is about the Father of the Constitution, James Madison. Through this unit, students will follow the life of James Madison, creating a timeline of events that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the democratic government system still in use today. Students will research, develop an argumentative debate, and vote as they read the text. Students will realize that this process prepared Madison for the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Students will engage in the expository writing process to construct a Classroom Constitution that aligns with the school’s vision and mission statements.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will discuss what they know about individuals who represent the U.S. or Florida and interpret data including important dates in the lives of these individuals. Students will use the data to solve one and two-step word problems in this integrated lesson.

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This lesson is Part 1 of a 3-part unit integrating Civics and Computer Science. Students will view a program using Scratch Coding and define key terms while collaborating to create a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate their knowledge.

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In this integrated lesson plan (2 of 3), students will describe a plan using Scratch block coding working collaboratively with a partner. Students will describe details and ideas in the planning process. This is lesson 2 of a three-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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Students will determine ways to categorize images of symbols, individuals and documents that represent the United States to create a table of their data. Using the table students will create a scaled pictograph in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will utilize research completed on specific individuals (James Madison, Susan B. Anthony, Booker T. Washington, or Alexander Hamilton) who represent the United States of America to create and present a digital artifact. The research worksheet was completed in Lesson 1 of this unit, Resource 209141. This is Lesson 2 of a 3-part integrated Civics and Computer Science mini-unit.

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Students will utilize research completed on specific individuals (James Madison, Susan B. Anthony, Booker T. Washington and Alexander Hamilton) who represent the United States of America to create a digital timeline on Scratch. This is Lesson 3 in a 3-part unit integrating civics and computer science.

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Students will research individuals (James Madison, Susan B. Anthony, Booker T. Washington and Alexander Hamilton) who represent the US. They will create a Bubble Map on one individual. This is part 1 of a 3 part series that integrates Civics with Computer Science and Coding. The unit ends with creating a Scratch program on one of these individuals.

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Students will solve one- and two-step word problems using a given set of data of collected food items from a school food drive. Students will use the word problems to identify roles volunteers have in a food drive in this integrated lesson plan.

This lesson is Part 2 of 3 math lesson integrating the importance of volunteering in a food drive.

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In this lesson plan, students will discuss the contributions of William Pope Duval, William Dunn Moseley, and Josiah T. Walls regarding Florida's government.  They will learn vocabulary terms about government titles such as governor, senator, congressman, etc. Students will choose one of the individuals, read a passage about him, and then work in a group to create a poster that includes a photo or drawing of the individual and at least five facts from the reading passage.  They can use that poster to teach the class about their chosen Florida VIP.

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In this lesson plan, students will read a passage and discuss the history of Florida becoming a state, completing a timeline of important events. The social studies curriculum contains a unit on the five regions of the United States, and the states in each region are briefly discussed. This lesson will go more in-depth about Florida when discussing the southeast region.

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Students will use an algorithm planning worksheet to plan a scratch presentation. Students will use problem-solving skills to propose possible solutions to coding errors in a scratch program. this is lesson two of three in an integrated civics and computer science mini-unit.

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Students will recognize the Great Seal of Florida and analyze the symbolism used to represent the state of Florida. Students will then create their own seal using symbols to represent aspects of their personalities. This is lesson one of three in an integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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This is lesson #8 in the text unit series for Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty by Tonya Leslie. Students will be applying what they learned about Abraham Lincoln’s character as a United States citizen to respond to an expository prompt. Students will complete a planning sheet and write an expository paragraph based on the text. This will be done after reading the text Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty to apply their knowledge.

This unit will help students explain why the United States Constitution is an important document that protects the rights of American citizens, the responsibilities of the United States government, and how Abraham Lincoln is an important symbol of the United States Government.

Students will engage in a read aloud spread out over several lessons emphasizing vocabulary, central idea, research, expository and opinion writing, and collaboration in groups.

The teacher will facilitate vocabulary instruction, student research, determination of central ideas, student presentation, expository and opinion writing, and group collaboration to help students demonstrate why the United States Constitution is an important document.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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In this lesson plan, students will learn about the history of the Great Seal of the State of Florida, how its components represent Florida, and how it has changed from the original. Students will also learn a brief history of the Seminole Indians in Florida.

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This is lesson #3 in the text unit series for Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty by Tonya Leslie. It is a pre-reading lesson. Students will be reading a Kid Friendly Language version of the Bill of Rights and identifying the central idea of two amendments. Students will then share the central ideas of their amendments with fellow students in a group activity.

This unit will help students explain why the United States Constitution is an important document that protects the rights of American citizens, the responsibilities of the United States government, and how Abraham Lincoln is an important symbol of the United States Government.

Students will engage in a read aloud spread out over several lessons emphasizing vocabulary, central idea, research, expository and opinion writing, and collaboration in groups.

The teacher will facilitate vocabulary instruction, student research, determination of central ideas, student presentation, expository and opinion writing, and group collaboration to help students demonstrate why the United States Constitution is an important document.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will then analyze a set of data from a school food drive scenario and complete a bar graph. Students will also use the data to discuss what items are important to be included in a food drive and how food drives are driven by volunteers in this integrated lesson plan.

This lesson is Part 1 of 3 math lesson integrating the importance of volunteering in a food drive.

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Students will discuss and model how to be a good citizen, and how they can contribute to society in a positive way through cleaning up. Students will discuss the 3 Rs: Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce and their purpose in art. Students will demonstrate how to create art from trash/recyclables through collaboration and problem solving in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will create a schedule for a Patriotism Fair using their knowledge of four national holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Founders Month) and elapsed time. An extension activity is included for students to create a banner based on one of the holidays that could be used during an actual Patriotism Fair.

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In this integrated lesson, students will create a program using block-based visual programming in Scratch to identify the similarities and differences between the 1846 version and the current version of the Great Seal of the State of Florida. This is part 3 of a 3-lesson unit.  

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This is lesson # 8 in the text unit series for Vote! After reading pages 34-42, students will write a written response to the prompt, "Describe how and why voting in a republic is important.” Students will collaborate with a partner to brainstorm ideas and then write an essay to support their answer, including details from the text.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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This is lesson #1 in the text unit series for Vote by Eileen Christelow. Students will be discussing and viewing the powerpoint on the 11 vocabulary words in the text that may be unknown. In addition, students will rotate to centers based on the vocabulary words to complete an activtity meant to strengthen their understanding of the words from the text. These responses will be kept until the end of the unit when they can go back and alter their responses based on previous lessons and the close read. Students will record an exit ticket of what they “think” the author’s purpose will be in the book, Vote.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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In part two of this series, students will continue the process of creating a stop motion film focused on showcasing civic virtues through community events. Using digital tools, students will create a 20-25 second stop motion film using previously created background and objects in part one. Students will also write a two to three sentence narration that describes the community event and civic virtues to include in their stop motion film.

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In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to natural and man-made landmarks. Students will use an interactive notebook that pairs with the teacher’s presentation. Students will write in the interactive notebook while the teacher discusses and shows examples of natural and man-made landmarks that are located in the United States. Teacher will also review landmarks that are symbols which represent the United States.

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In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to the five regions of the United States. Students will make connections between the five regions and the origin of symbols, individuals, and events that represent the United States of America. 

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In part one of this series, students will begin the process of creating a stop motion film focused on showcasing civic virtues through community events. Discussion will focus on the civic virtues of cooperation, civility, and volunteerism. Students will brainstorm community events that exemplify these civic virtues, develop a plan to showcase a community event, and create the background and objects to be used in their stop motion film for part two.

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Students will connect how school and classroom rules are similar to the United States Constitution in this 3rd lesson in the text unit. When discussing Vote! by Eileen Christelow, students will use the vocabulary words they learned throughout the reading of the text. Students will then complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast school and classroom rules. Students should make the connection that voting is making your choice heard. The lesson will end with students explaining the importance of voting.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Students will be able to analyze sources to gain a better understanding of historical events and concepts, differentiate between primary and secondary sources, identify examples of primary and secondary sources related to voting and elections. Class discussion will include significance of each resource and the importance of voting and elections and why there are things in different languages.

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This is lesson #4 in the text unit series for “Vote”. In this lesson, students will determine multiple meaning words in relation to the text, “Vote” and will choose a class mascot by filling out a “ballot” like they would in a real election. This lesson will help students gain an understanding of the importance of voting and a citizen’s responsibility to vote.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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In this lesson plan, students will begin an engagement activity where the teacher shows an image of the Washington Monument and students will be asked it's symbolism. Then students will take a gallery walk of images and discuss what they see or have read and record their information on a worksheet. The teacher will introduce the terms “primary source” and “secondary source” along with the definition for each. The teacher will share examples of both primary and secondary sources and engage students in conversation about the examples. For a review of the lesson, students will be divided into groups of 3 or 4, and each group will be given a deck of cards (source examples) and sort them into primary source or secondary source categories. As a closing, students will discuss how they categorized their cards and to check for understanding of the lesson, students will complete an exit ticket.

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This is lesson #2 in the text unit series for Vote! and is an introduction to learning about a citizen's responsibility to vote. This lesson will include a close read of pages 7-12, in which the students will determine the author's claim and will find text evidence to support this claim. Students will utilize vocabulary in context as they learn that it is all citizens' responsibility to be an active member in society by voting for people in an election.

This unit will explain voting in the United States. Unit lessons include duties of responsible citizens for voting, the voting process, responsibilities of candidates, and voting outcomes. Teacher will utilize a read aloud over several lessons incorporating text structure, text features, figurative language, and the use of multimedia in presentations. Teachers will facilitate research to help students create a presentation.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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In this integrated lesson students will choose to either create a Double Bubble Map or a Venn Diagram in PowerPoint to compare and contrast the 1846 version and the current version of the Great Seal of the State of Florida. This is part 2 in a multipart unit on the great seal of Florida that will culminate in a student created SCRATCH project.

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In this lesson plan, students will identify examples of civics virtues and explain why citizens should demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues. Students will participate in a tableau movement activity to review and practice the information on civic virtues.

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In this integrated lesson, students will explore and analyze the current Great Seal of the State of Florida. They will interact with a PowerPoint where they will identify the components of the current Great Seal of the State of Florida and the first Seal. Students will research the two seals and modify their previous labeling activity as needed. This is part 1 in a 3 part unit on the Great Seal of Florida that will culminate in a student created SCRATCH project.

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Students will review the details of various trips to landmark destinations in the U.S. and rank the trips from most to least preferred, in this model eliciting activity.

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In this integrated lesson, students will create Uncle Sam cards encouraging responsible citizenship, find the dimensions of their card, and then use measurement, addition, and multiplication to solve a real-world task requiring calculation of perimeter and area of a larger space to display all of the student-created Uncle Sam cards.

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In this Part 2 of a two-part series of integrated lessons, the students will design and present a scratch video where multiple characters interact to demonstrate acts of civility. Teachers may reference the first lesson Resource ID#: 208061, Showing up as a Citizen Coding Project Part 1. The students will use prior knowledge of citizens demonstrating civility, cooperation, and volunteerism. Using their previously created Scratch planning sheet they will use Scratch to create a code that shows a character performing an act of civility. The students will use a rubric to guide their coding creation. Then the students will present their creations to their peers.

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In this integrated lesson, the students will plan a Scratch program where multiple characters interact to demonstrate acts of civility. The students will use prior knowledge of citizens demonstrating civility, cooperation, and volunteerism to plan out a code that shows a character performing an act of civility. The students will use a Scratch planning sheet and Scratch Code sheet to guide their coding creation.

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Students will examine a primary source (photograph) of a significant event related to Juneteenth Day and read a secondary source (summary history text) describing the history of the holiday and other pertinent information. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in a class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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Students will examine a primary source of a significant event related to Constitution Day and read a secondary source describing the history of the holiday and other pertinent information. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in a class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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Students will examine a primary source (photograph) of a significant event related to or depicting Independence Day and read a secondary source (summary history text) describing the history of the holiday and other pertinent information. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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Students will examine a primary source related to Medal of Honor Day and read a secondary source (summary history text) describing the history of the holiday and other pertinent information. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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Students will examine a primary source photograph related to Veterans Day and read a secondary source describing the history and meaning of the holiday. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in a class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about Josiah T. Walls, the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress from Florida.

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Students will learn about the history of using fireworks in Independence Day celebrations, recognizing that exploding fireworks are a source of both light and heat. They will explore primary and secondary sources to explain how our current firework celebrations reflect John Adams’ vision of "illuminations from one end of this continent to the other," as well as the inherent risks of fireworks in this integrated lesson plan.

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In this lesson, students will label different geographic features, as well as natural and man-made landmarks and symbols around the United States.

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The purpose of this lesson is for the students to recognize Mount Rushmore and the Washington Monument as man-made landmarks that are symbols of the United States. The students will write an opinion piece about which landmark, Mount Rushmore or the Washington Monument, most represents the United States.

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Students will participate as a voter in their classroom community in an election about which school service project they could do. They will represent and interpret their voting data in various types of graphs, such as scaled bar graphs and scaled pictographs. After interpreting the data, they will recognize that as a responsible citizen, it is their civic duty to participate in the election process to have a voice in the outcome.

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Students will read and discuss We Live Here Too!: Kids Talk About Good Citizenship by Nancy Loewen to explore the aspects of good citizenship and how it plays into their daily lives. After, students will determine the perspective of a character and design a social media post to spotlight their civility in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will examine a primary source (photograph) of a significant event related to or depicting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and read a secondary source (summary history text) describing the history of the holiday and other pertinent information. They will answer questions about the primary and secondary source materials. Teachers will lead students in class discussion about holidays and how to identify patriotic holidays.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about William Dunn Moseley, the first governor of the state of Florida.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about William Pope Duval, the first non-military governor of the Territory of Florida.

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In this lesson, students will use map elements to identify six U.S. landmarks on a map. After identifying the landmarks, students will use the map scale to estimate the distance between the six locations.

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In this lesson, students will learn about civic virtue and volunteerism. Students will identify ways to volunteer in their school and the local community.

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In this lesson, students learn about leadership and civic virtue: what it means to be a leader and display civic virtue, how that relates to their daily school lives, and identify ways that they can be a leader in the school. 

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In this lesson plan, students will learn about various patriotic American holidays. The teacher will provide some direct instruction and students will work independently. Students will have the chance to demonstrate their understanding by completing a matching handout and selecting a holiday of their focus.

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Students will research and write about one of three United States symbols for this integrated lesson. Given a graphic organizer, students will collaboratively collect information on their symbol using text and/or internet resources. Task students with writing a friendly letter from the perspective of a child in the time-period of their symbol’s origin/most significance. Students will be provided with a guiding graphic organizer and a rubric for composing their final product.

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In this lesson plan, students will explore the purpose of voting and how it impacts their community. The lesson's warm-up examines voting in a classroom to elicit student prior knowledge. The next activity allows students to learn more about the voting process through a "gallery walk." The concluding activity requires students to put their knowledge into action by creating a poster to encourage people to vote. 

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In this lesson plan, students will explore the history and meaning behind various patriotic holidays and make personal connections with those holidays including, Constitution Day, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, Patriot Day, President’s Day, Independence Day, and Medal of Honor Day.

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In this lesson, students will learn the meaning of the terms volunteer and volunteerism, analyze primary sources related to volunteerism, and identify different ways they can volunteer in their community or at school.

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In this integrated lesson, the students will research a patriotic holiday or observance and will gather facts about the history and meaning behind the holiday. The students will collect information to be used in their future scratch projects for lesson 2. The students will work in partner groups to research using digital information resources to locate information about patriotic holidays.

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Students will listen to and discuss information on the writing and content of the United States Constitution, in this lesson plan. They will organize summary information into a useful order that will help them create the coding for a Scratch program. This is part 1 of a 2-part series that integrates Civics, English Language Arts, and Computer Science. 

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In this lesson plan, students will create code in a Scratch based program that celebrates Constitution Day by presenting summary information on the writing and purpose of the constitution. This is part two of a two-part series that integrates Civics and Language Arts with Computer Science and Coding.

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In this lesson plan, students will learn the importance of voting and civility and participate in a class "election."

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Students will plan and write a Scratch coding program to explain how various elements on the Great Seal of the State of Florida represent Florida. After reviewing the various elements included in the Great Seal of the State of Florida, students will create a Scratch coding program that describes the importance of at least one element on the Great Seal. Students will be required to use at least one sprite, a background, narration, and any animations they choose in their block-based coding program

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In this lesson plan, students will collect numerical data on a school-based food drive and represent and interpret the the data using line plots. The students will demonstrate volunteerism by donating to the community.

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In this lesson, students will analyze voting data and perform mathematical procedures to determine the answer to specific questions. Students will compare the population of the community vs. the number of votes counted. Students will discuss the contribution each citizen is making when voting and the effects on the results when citizens do not vote.

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Students will analyze a photo of the Great Seal of the State of Florida and investigate the significance of various elements included in the Great Seal of the State of Florida. Students will identify and create a drawing of various elements of the seal that help explain the significance of the Great Seal of the State of Florida as a symbol of the Florida.

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Students will identify the significant elements on the Great Seal of the State of Florida that represent the state of Florida and its history. Students will then examine the Great Seal of the State of Florida’s artistic aspects and create a watercolor drawing of it.

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In this lesson plan, students will analyze images in order to identify characteristics of civility and civic virtue.

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In this integrated lesson plan, students will use their prior research of a patriotic holiday or observance to create a Scratch presentation that demonstrates their understanding of the history and meaning behind the patriotic holiday or observance. The students will work in collaborative partner groups to pair program the Scratch project to reflect their research. The partner groups will then present their digital project to the class and conduct a class discussion on different patriotic holidays and observances.

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In this lesson students will use event blocks to help illustrate a story surrounding a scenario that depicts civility.  Prior to this lesson, students will have created a sprite with a background (for instance, a person at a beach). The students will be adding event blocks that will allow the user to interact with the scenario and learn more about the scene.  For instance, the user could click on the sprite and then the sprite can say (using audio or text) what they are doing at the beach.  

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In this lesson, students will learn the importance of voting and get a chance to design a vote tote.

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In this lesson plan, students will learn about the importance and responsibility of voting in elections. Students will conduct and analyze their own elections in class.

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In this lesson plan, students will explore the history and meaning behind Medal of Honor Day. Students will complete guided notes and design their own Medal of Honor. 

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Students analyze various proposed sites to determine which site would be best for a group of volunteers to construct and maintain a community garden in this model eliciting activity.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

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Students will be able to listen and cooperate with one another in replicating geometric designs without seeing them and relate this to how citizens demonstrate civility and cooperation to accomplish a common goal.

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In this lesson plan, students will explore the history and meaning behind the celebration of Constitution Day and explain how the Constitution impacts our lives today. 

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In this integrated lesson plan, students will use their knowledge of collecting and interpreting data as they participate in a hypothetical election based on the controversy of whether or not their community should have a leash law. Students will be given background knowledge of the differences between state and local governments, and how laws are enacted, in particular, “leash laws” for dogs. The students will vote, tally the results, and use a frequency table to create a bar graph determining the range, title, and labels. Students will then interpret the election results while answering one- and two-step problems based on their bar graphs while demonstrating their knowledge of different levels of government and the importance of voting in local elections.

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Students will use their knowledge of Florida symbols, individuals, documents, and events to create a new state seal. Students will incorporate the study of various lines and quadrilaterals into their design. They will justify what symbols they picked and how they fit into the requirements of the project in this model eliciting activity. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

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In this lesson, students will be introduced to patriotic holidays and observances. They will learn the meaning behind the holidays and observances, why they are celebrated, and complete a booklet to support their learning.

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In this lesson, students will become fluent with recognizing U.S. symbols and documents. Students will play a matching game and at the end of the game students will be more familiar with historical figures, symbols, documents, and current government facts.

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A data table is given listing class donations to a food drive. Students interpret the data and answer questions using addition and subtraction. Students discuss the importance of, volunteerism and ways that they can help their community.

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Students will create and interpret bar graphs using tally mark data from a table. Students will also discuss and understand the implications of our civic duty to vote, and how this affects data for polls and decision-making, in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will apply their understanding of place value to plot, order, and compare event descriptions related to key figures in history. The key figures used in this lesson are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Booker T. Washington, Susan B. Anthony, William Pope Duval, William Dunn Mosely and Josiah T. Walls. Students will make connections between using a number line to plot, order and compare numbers, to real-world careers that use timelines for historical purposes in this integrated lesson plan.

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This lesson will allow the students to describe how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues to protect one of the unique physical features on Earth, the Everglades, and the natural resources found there.

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Learn how to use a bar graph to summarize voting results at school in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 2 in a two-part series. Click HERE to open Part 1.

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United States citizens have a responsibility to vote. In this integrated civics and math tutorial, a class collects voting data to display in a table showing the students' and teachers' choices for a new school project. 

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This Grade 3 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.

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Using this case study, students can answer the question, "What should citizens consider when deciding on volunteer opportunities in their community and beyond?"

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