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State & National Capitals: And Who Runs Them . Presenter: Lori Rooke EDU 505 3/31/08 (This WebQuest is designed for the 3rd grade level.). Introduction.

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  1. State & National Capitals: And Who Runs Them.Presenter: Lori RookeEDU 5053/31/08(This WebQuest is designed for the 3rd grade level.)

  2. Introduction • Your teacher has suddenly become ill, and she will be out for a few days and was unable to leave lesson plans on local and national government for the substitute teacher. So you will have to become a researcher in order to learn about your state…

  3. Introduction-continued • and national government, and where it is located. So get your pencil, and paper, because you are going on a webquest through the internet in order to answer some really important questions.

  4. Tasks • You will have 2 major tasks. • You must first find out where the state and nation’s capitals are located? Then you must find who is in charge, what branches of government are under each, and what are their functions? • When you have gathered all your information you must write a research report. Before handing this in be sure to edit it for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and neatness. You will also be evaluated on just how well you researched your facts.

  5. Task • 1. Find out where the New York State capital is located? • 2. Who is the governor of our state? (Click on this man’s picture). • 3. What job does the governor do? • 4. What are the three branches of state government? • a. • b. • c. • 5. What the function of each of the branches of government? • a. • b. • c.

  6. Task-Continued • 1. Where is our nation’s capital? • 2. Who is the president of our nation? (Click on the picture of George Washington) • 3. What job does the president do? • 4. What are the three branches of government? • a. • b. • c. • 5. What are the functions of each of the branches of government? • a. • b. • c.

  7. Process: Look around these sites, since there are different links that can answer many of your questions. • http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html • http://www.elcivics.com/ • http://www.elcivics.com/el_civics_history_white_house_p1.html • http://pbskids.org/democracy/ To answer questions about ourpresidentvisit this site. • http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ Watch this short video on the capital of the United States. You may need to use the play/pause button to be able to write down some of the names of the landmarks and buildings. • http://www.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmv

  8. Evaluation of Project

  9. Conclusion • Great job! You have just completed a webquest. You have learned a great deal about your state and national capitals and who was elected to run them. • You would be able to inform someone new to the United States who is in charge of New York State, and who makes the laws. You would also be informed about where our national capital is, who is elected to run the country, and what are the branches of government that were created to keep a system of checks and balances. • Extra credit: Name one place you would like to visit near our state’s capital, and/or near our nation’s capital, and tell why.

  10. Just for Fun • *If you have completed all the tasks and still have time you can click on this link, print the states and their capitals, cut out the individual cards, write the name of the state on the back, and play a memory game to see how many you and a partner can get correct. You could also use the links from the above websites to find out each states bird, flower, nickname, or when it became a state and write that information on the front of the cards. • http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-states-maps-capitals.pdf

  11. Resources for State and National information • http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html • http://pbskids.org/democracy/ • http://www.elcivics.com/ • http://www.elcivics.com/el_civics_history_white_house_p1.html • http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-states-maps-capitals.pdf • http://www.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmv • http://www.state.ny.us/governor/index.html • http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

  12. Credits Photo of Students on Computers www.dawsontimes.com Photo of NYS Capital http://www.agpix.com/catalog/AGPix_evergreen/large/AGPix_evergreen_0585_Lg.jpg Photo of National Capital http://www.hometownusa.com/wdc/images/Washington_DC_Capitol.jpg Map of NYS wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/new-york.jpg Map of Washington, D.C. http://wwp.united-states-usa.com/dc/

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