Social Studies Toolbox

Use the infographic below to answer the questions about the Constitution. What is the title of this infographic? List one "Fun Fact" about the Constitution from the infographic. The Constitution is __________ law of the land. It is the __________ for the organization of the U.S. government. What part of the Constitution describes the purpose of the document and government? What part establishes how the government is structured? True or False? There are 7 Articles in the Constitution. How many Amendments are in the Constitution? The first ten Amendments are called: List the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Which Amendment deals with search and seizure? True or False? The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial. Which Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? Which Amendment abolished slavery? True or False? The 26th Amendment set the voting age at 18. The three branches of government are __________, __________...

http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/watch/a-more-perfect-union/

Room 167: World Exploration Activity- World Studies : https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/world-exploration/index.html You will need to play several rounds to get enough information to answer ...

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/teach/native.htm

Room 167: Virtual Van Gogh on CBS 60 Minutes....pretty cool

http://judiciallearningcenter.org/your-1st-amendment-rights/

Government (Somalia....warlords and pirates rule) People (Antarctica, some Pacific Islands) Borders (Tibet) (Guesstimate on border in Oman...desert with no people) Sovereignty (Western Sahara) Sovereignty: Ability to rule oneself

Demography: The study of population data Per Capita: Per person Birthrate: Number of births per 1,000 people in a country Deathrate: Number of deaths per 1,000 people in a country Life Expectancy: The age the average person is expected to live Infant Mortality: The rate at which babies die Urban: City Rural: Country Labor Market: The market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers Outsource: To contract work out to other companies overseas

Room 167: The Patriot Spy (Interactive Game) : http://www.webrangers.us/activities/patriot/?id=31

Room 167: George Washington Pumpkin Carving

Room 167: World Studies- Lab Exercise (using CIA World Factb... : Compare the United States to five other countries on five different continents.  List the five countries and continents you researched. ...

Room 167: Interactive World Map-Systems of Government : via chartsbin.com

Room 167: Interactive World Map- Potential New Borders : http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/23/opinion/sunday/the-new-world.html

Room 167: Compare the United States to Countries in the Worl... : Click here: http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/listing Compare the following countries: Canada: Spend ______________ less on health...

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-06-29-first-amendment-quiz_n.htm

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/11611015/ns/us_news-life/t/doh-more-know-simpsons-constitution/#.UmfoU3CshsI

The question in this case is: Does the prohibition against wearing armbands in public schools as a form of symbolic protest, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech protections? http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_21 From the majority opinion: In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism. School officials do not possess absolute authority over their students. Students in school as well as out of school are "persons" under our Constitution. They are possessed of fundamental rights which the State must respect, just as they themselves must respect their obligations to the State. In our system, students may not be regarded as closed-circuit recipients of only that which the State chooses to communicate. They may not be confined to the expression of those sentiments that are officially approved. In  Keyishian  v.  Board of Regents , 385 U.S. 589 MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, speaking for the Court, said: "'The vigil...

Name: Case –   What is the name of the case? Where can the full case record be found? In what year was the case decided? Facts –   What are the key issues between the central parties of the case? What happened that is of legal significance? Issue –   What are the central legal issues the court must decide in order to arrive at a decision? Holding –   What did the court decide? Reasoning –   Why does the court decide the way it does? What is its logic and analysis of the facts?  Case  Facts  Issue  Holding  Reasoning Schenck v. U.S. The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a _____________________ [...] The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a r...

Room 167: First Amendment-Notes : First Amendment: Rights contained in the First Amendment Values served by protecting the First Amendment Absolutist, Balancing and Categori... http://www.splc.org/jideas/multimedia_resources.php -Freedom of Speech is not absolute -Issues arise when freedom of speech conflicts with other values Approaches to First Amendment Analysis: Absolutist Categorical Balancing Values Served by Protecting Free Speech: Discovery of the Truth Facilitating participation by citizens in political decision-making Assuring self-fulfillment Checking abuse of government power Promoting Tolerance Cases: Schenck v. United States 1919 Chaplinski v. New Hampshire 1942 West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette 1943 New York Times v. Sullivan 1964 United States v. O'Brien 1965 Tinker v. Des Moines 1969 Cohen v. California 1971 Miller v. California 1973 Texas v. Johnson 1989

Room 167: World Studies Demographics Research Project (World... : World Religions: Source: LiveScience What are the four largest religions in the world? What percentage of Christians are Catholic? Wh... http://wpmedia.life.nationalpost.com/2012/03/fo0324_religion2.pdf

Open your books to the Table of Contents. On what page can you find information about world religions? On what what page can you find information about world languages? On what page can you find information about world health? List three other topics listed in the Table of Contents. How many "chapters" are there in this book? Turn to page 7. As of 2013, the world's population reached ______ billion people. In this book, we will imagine the world as a tiny village of only _______ people. In this book, each person will represent _______ million people. In our tiny village, which three nationalities make up the majority? What page did you find this information? How many people represent the number of people from the United States? Can you find them in the global village? Where are they? What is the most common language in our global village? How many speak English? How many speak Spanish? What percentage of our global village is under the age of n...

http://www.history.com/videos/the-sons-of-liberty-and-the-boston-tea-party

Describe the setting (time and place): Tension is rising between _________________  and ________________. Why are people upset? What is/who is a "lobsterback/redcoat"? Who are the "patriots" mentioned on page 9? What did they "need"? The British gave them what they needed with the passage of the  _____________  Acts. What was the ___________ Acts: What happened outside the Customs House on March 5, 1770? Who was Crispus Attucks? What was his role in this event? Who was put on trial for murder? Who defended the men accused of murder? What happened at the trial? Describe Paul Revere's involvement in this event.

http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=32329

Room 167: Boston Tea Party Mission : http://www.mission-us.org/

Room 167: World Studies- Lab Exercise (using CIA World Factb... : Compare the United States to five other countries on five different continents.  List the five countries and continents you researched. ...

Room 167: What the World Eats- World Studies Project : Choose five families from five continents to analyze. For each family, provide the following information: -Name of the family -...

Room 167: What Would You Do (Domestic Violence) : Take the Quiz: http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/page?id=10614513