U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution Resources

All grades:  http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/constitution/index.html?AX13382

 

Older students:  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

 

Word search:  http://www.constitutioncenter.org/files/Constitutional_Puzzles/Puzzle_US_Constitution.html

 

Museum :  http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_edu_The_Constitution_Fast_Facts.aspx

 

Museum:  http://72.32.50.200/constitution/

 

Museum:  http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/

 

5th:  http://dnet01.ode.state.oh.us/ims.itemdetails/lessondetail.aspx?id=0907f84c80530f17

 

4th:  http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Web_Content/CSS_LP_S05_BB_L04_I03_01.pdf

 

6th:  http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/activities/wethepeople/

 

K-8:  http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/

 

K-5:  http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html




Digital Videos from INFOhio


  1. One nation under law [electronic resource].

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  1. A New kind of justice [electronic resource].

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  1. The complete history of U.S. wars [electronic resource] : Program three, manifest destiny wars / produced by Ronald C. Meyer ; directed by Scott J. Gordon ; written by Mark Reeder.

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  1. 20th century turning points in U.S. history [electronic resource] : Program two: 1908 - 1918 / written by Mark Reeder and Ron C. Meyer ; producers, Ronald C. Meyer and Brad Gilbert.

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  1. Slavery and the making of America. Volume 2, liberty in the air [electronic resource] / Thirteen/WNET New York ; series producer, Dante J. James.

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  1. The Founding of our federal government [electronic resource] / Mazzarella Bros. Productions.

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  1. What's the big idea, Ben Franklin? [electronic resource] / King Productions ; produced & directed by Chris King ; written by Jean Fritz.

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  1. Shh! [electronic resource] : we're writing the constitution / Weston Woods ; produced by King Productions.

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  1. The Presidency [electronic resource].

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  1. The Legislative Branch [electronic resource].

Wilson Library Resources:

 

Sorted by Call Number / Author

342 FRI

Fritz, Jean. Shh! we're writing the Constitution. New York : Putnam, c1987.
Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

342.09 HAY

Hayman, LeRoy. What you should know about the U.S. Constitution and the men who wrote it. New York, : Four Winds Press, [c1966].
A history of the Constitutional Convention, with capsule biographies of its significant contributors and an examination of the conflicts, controversies, and compromises which resulted in the document which is the foundation of our government today.

342.7 Mar

Marcovitz, Hal. The Constitution. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2003.
Traces the history of the Constitution, the basis of the United States government, and discusses its significance to the American people.

342.73 FRE

Freedman, Russell. In defense of liberty : the story of America's Bill of Rights. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2003.
Describes the origins, applications of, and challenges to the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that comprise the Bill of Rights.

VC

Rights and Responsibilities. New York : Sunburst Communications, 1998.
Explores the Declaration of Independence, Consitution, and Bill of Rights to help students consider what they need to do to protect the freedoms these documents enshrine.

VC

United States Constitution. Goldhil Video : 1999.
This extraordinary production combines the insight of American Political Science experts on the interpretation of The Constitution with live action and documentary photography to explain and amplify the most important document we have in American Society.

 

 

List compiled by Patti Lewis