| The
following projects were created by teachers in the Bellingham
School District to support the critical content of the grade
level. Projects are posted as submitted to share with colleagues
and to solicit feedback towards improvement.
Design
Standards:
* Focus
on Big Ideas
* Frame
the Big Idea around an essential question that provokes or
sustains interest
* Valid,
reliable and sufficient measures of the desired results or
outcomes
* Effective
and engaging problem or topic
* Coherent,
with outcomes, assessments and activities aligned.
Title |
Essential
Question/ Big Idea |
Student
Product |
| American
Political Parties |
Analyze
data on major political parties based upon personal political
opinions |
Create
campaign poster highlighting strengths of your chosen
political party |
| Supreme
Court Decisions |
Review
& analyze 3-4 court cases on a topic of interest-history,
constitutional question, decision, reasoning for decision,
effects of each case |
Design
and create informational poster highlighting the 2 most
significant court cases and prepare a speech detailing
how the Supreme Court's decision has affected the laws
of today |
| Amending
the Constitution-Flag Burning |
Research
history of flag burning events / study the pro and con
arguments for an amendment related to flag desecration
|
Create
chart of events, make a personal decision, write persuasive
letter to congressman supporting or opposing an amendment
to the Constitution.
Grade Sheet |
|
