Mrs. McCarty

Geography

Civics & Government (9th Grade)

Founding Fathers

Constitution Day Activity

 

Part 1:

 

  1. So what’s your Constitution IQ?  Follow this link:  http://www.constitutionfacts.com/ and discover how much you know about the U.S. Constitution.  Record your score.

       

       2.  Then discover which Founding Father you are most like by taking this fun quiz:  http://constitutioncenter.org/foundersquiz/.  Record your results.

 

        3.  It has been said that you could study our Constitution for a lifetime and still never understand it all.  With the help of the Interactive Constitution, studying it gets a little easier:   http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/.   Look at the Preamble, one of the first three articles, and at least two amendments.  Write a brief summary of what you learned and a review about your thoughts of the Interactive Constitution.

 

 

 

Part 2:

 

  1. Go back to your Founding Fathers quiz.  Do some research your Founding Father and create a poster using Word, PowerPoint or Publisher.  Include the Founding Father’s name, photograph, his contributions to the Constitution and three other facts.  Be creative and neat this will count as a grade!

 

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