The Dirksen Center wants to help teachers teach better by giving
them the opportunity to use technology to create, customize,
and share online learning activities in their classrooms. The
Center wants to help students learn more by bringing educational
resources together in one place that provide new ways to learn
about Congress interactively.
* NEW * LAWS I LIKE, FIND A REPRESENTATIVE OR SENATOR, COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES & TRIVIA
* FACEBOOK APPLICATION *
If you have a Facebook account, you will want to take a look at this new application, Laws I Like, by Chris Poliquin. This Facebook application lets you search for bills, vote on them, and then post your votes to your profile to tell your friends what they should get their Members of Congress to support or oppose. You can also see what bills your friends have voted on.
Find Laws I Like at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/makinglaws/2_makinglaws.htm
* FIND A REPRESENTATIVE OR SENATOR *
Do you know who represents you in Congress? Find a representative or senator using congressional district maps or searching by name or zip code.
At this site, you can also view the membership of House, Senate, and Joint committees, and the bills assigned to them, or take a look at statistics about missed votes and bill sponsorship.
Link to this helpful resource -- Find a Representative or Senator -- at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/senate/2_senate.htm
* COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES *
Watch this video to learn how the number of representatives in the House is determined and where the lines are drawn. This video is a professionally made video and has slides and narration.
Find Composition of the House of Representatives at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/houseofrep/compositionhouse.htm
* TRIVIA *
Why would Congress be considered "first among equals"?
Answer to March 2011’s Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0311.htm
Do you have or know of an online activity you would like The
Dirksen Congressional Center to feature on its new Web site for
students -- Congress for Kids? The Center is currently
seeking online activities that provide new ways to learn about
Congress and the workings of the federal government interactively.
If you have questions or suggestions for online activities,
contact Cindy Koeppel. |
