Internet Scavenger Hunt for Government by Jill Pratt

Unit: Government: Using Ben's Guide for a Scavenger Hunt
My Social Studies unit is on our United States Government. By the end of the unit the learner will analyze political and social institutions in North America and examine how these institutions respond to human needs, structure society and influence behavior. The learner will do this many different ways. One is by analyzing major documents and understanding there importance. Another is by differentiating between local, state and national levels of government and finally by distinguishing how the government has changed overtime.
Technology will be integrated into the classroom by completing a website scavenger hunt. With help from the technology teacher, we are going to have a link connected to my website and the students are going to answer eight questions about the government through a scavenger hunt. The students will not only be practicing computer skills such as navigating a website but also gaining knowledge about the U.S. Government. These questions will be what they need to answer.
1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html
2. Which Article of the Constitution establishes the Office of President? http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
3. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html
4. Name two of the amendments.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html
5. What are the three branches of our government?
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html
6. Who appoints the justices to the Supreme Court?
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/scourt.html
7. What are the requirements to becoming President?
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/president.html
8. How many Senators are elected for each state?
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/senators.html
A hyperlink will be on key words and when the students click on it there will be an article or a website that has the answers on it. (http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/karenlipski/usgov.html) The students will answer the questions by restating and then finding the answers online (see websites above) and putting them into their own words. This will be a helpful study guide for the end of the unit test.