AP Government and Economics
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SOAPStone Graphic Organizer for Social Studies
$3.00This graphic organizer helps students identify the critical pieces of text by analyzing tone, purpose, and subject. Use this graphic organizer to help students break down content! Created by Laura Pennington - Visit My Store$3.00 -
5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High
$1.49My 5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High. These are low risk, no or low prep ice breakers for Junior High or High School students. My students love these, and I rotate them through the year when we need a re-fresh...$1.49 -
Inflation Island - A Simulation
$5.00This is a lesson plan for an online activity called inflation island! Students interact on a website and can see how inflation, deflation and hyperinflation affect lives! Attached you will find the lesson with the website link along with a guide for...$5.00 -
Political Parties Station Lesson
$6.00This is a complete 50 minute 5 station lesson on United States political parties. There is a handout included that students carry to each station as well as clear station directions on what to do at each station. I give my students 9 minutes a station...$6.00 -
Cost of Money and Federal Reserve Lesson
$5.00This is a one day lesson (90 minutes) on the cost of money and the Federal Reserve. Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store This lesson was designed in word and power-point and can be used as is or adapted for your classroom. Concepts...$5.00 -
U.S. Government | Constitution | "We the Voter" Video Series | Corresponding Worksheets & Activities
$2.50This download contains 13 ready-to-print and use video activities that correspond to the online collection of - We the Voters Video Series - (short- high interest viral films). Each worksheet and extension activity corresponds to a different video in...$2.50 -
U.S. Government | Interest Groups & Lobbyists | A Video Activity
$1.25You are purchasing a 2 page video worksheet that corresponds with a 56 minute free public access documentary called "Priceless" on interest groups and how they influence members of Congress. (website & link provided) The video is high interest and is...$1.25 -
Working with the Media
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to focus their creative energies on producing a 30 to 120 second infomercial aimed at urging voters from the 18-21 year old age group to vote for a presidential candidate. Answer key included Created...$4.00 -
The Growth of Presidential Powers: Assessing the Expansion of Power
$7.00Although the founding fathers designed the office of the presidency to be remarkably less powerful than that of the legislative branch, the office of the president has grown in its power tremendously since its early conception. Some of this strength is a...$7.00 -
Does Bureaucracy have too many rules? A student simulation / game
$5.75At all levels of government (federal, state, and local) there are complex organizations called bureaucracies. Their job is to devise rules and regulations so that the laws, are properly carried out. In this activity, students will experience the...$5.75 -
Economic Indicators - The Unemployment Rate
$3.50Economic Indicators - The Unemployment Rate is a basic list of 20 questions increasing from simple identification questions to application to critical thinking questions. Answer Key Provided Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$3.50 -
U.S. Government: Forming Public Opinion | Political Parties Comparison |Student Activities
$2.75**Includes a Google version for your Distance Learning needs. Please make sure any resources placed online are password protected. (no free public access) Thanks! In this lesson your students will learn about the role of public opinion in U.S...$2.75