The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
Students will engage with the Constitution and the events on September 11, 2001 to analyze American values and ideals. Students will examine the most fundamental American values and evaluate progress made to close the gap between ideals and reality.

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Center for Civic Education

In this lesson, students will examine some of the fundamental ideas about government that are contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. When they have completed this lesson, students should be able to explain those ideas and identify which ideas the class holds in common.

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Center for Civic Education

Go on a virtual field trip to the Museum of the American Revolution with Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived... books! You'll go behind the scenes to meet a museum curator and a museum educator, to examine real and replica artifacts, and to learn stories of real people - including kids and teens - who lived during this dynamic time. This program is presented in partnership with Scholastic, Inc.

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Museum of the American Revolution

In this lesson, students begin by learning about the specific rights and freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights. In order to understand the ten amendments clearly, they work in small groups to act out different amendments through role playing.

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National Constitution Center

The Share My Lesson team has selected a variety of free lesson plans, educational resources and classroom materials to support educators and parents while celebrating Constitution Day with students.

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AFT Share My Lesson

Students analyze primary sources from the Library of Congress to identify freedoms, then review background information about the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution. Next, students match the amendments related to some of the freedoms they identified through primary source analysis. Then, they will work in small groups to reach consensus and to propose a new amendment to secure freedoms not included in the Bill of Rights.

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Citizen U

Discover the stories of five real people of African descent living in Virginia in 1781, as the British and American armies battle across the state. Their stories are told in story-book style through research-based, first-person narratives, and are supplemented by maps, a timeline, primary source documents, and modular activities for classroom use.

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Museum of the American Revolution

Explore the spread of support for American independence from January to July of 1776. Encounter the perspectives of real men and women on all sides of the debate.

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Museum of the American Revolution

In this lesson, students will analyze Article V of the Constitution, which describes how the Constitution can be changed, or amended. Students will compare the pros and cons of the amendment process to effect change and role play a new amendment to the Constitution.

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Constitutional Rights Foundation

This lesson builds on previous lesson, continuing to develop the students’ understanding of the Constitution by examining the Bill of Rights. The narrative provides an historical background for the writing of the first ten amendments, as well as the reasons why each amendment was seen as crucial to the states accepting the Constitution.

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National Constitution Center

In this lesson, students will learn about the judicial branch and legal processes in the court room. Students will also engage in a mock trial using contentious issues in the classroom.

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National Constitution Center

Explore the Museum's immersive galleries through 360-degree panoramic images, featuring the ability to zoom in, examine artifacts and read labels. Along the way, watch for stops on our audio tour and click to listen in for fascinating stories, fun facts, and behind-the-scenes information about the Museum and the revolution it explores.

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Museum of the American Revolution
