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 * THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – FIGHTING SEGREGATION
If you are a teacher looking for a free educational PowerPoint presentation about the civil rights movement and fighting segregation, Congress for Kids has something for you.
Find The Civil Rights Movement – Fighting Segregation at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Judicial_segregation/2_jud_segregation.htm
* NEW * INTERACTIVE: INAUGURATION DAY QUIZ & TRIVIA
January 20, 2009 was Inauguration Day! See how much your students know about past inaugurations. Quiz their noodles!
Find Inauguration Trivia at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/elections_inauguration/2_inauguration.htm
Trivia: Which prominent US politician did not attend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral?
- Robert Kennedy
- Richard Nixon
- Hubert Humphrey
- Lyndon Johnson [Answer: Although allies in the civil rights struggle, relations between Johnson and King grew strained over differences between the two over the Vietnam War (ironically, King came out publicly against the war for the first time exactly one year before his assassination). The war had made Johnson a hugely divisive figure by 1968, and he made few public appearances that year because of the controversy he generated. Vice President Hubert Humphrey represented the president at the funeral, which was also attended by all the major contenders in that year's presidential race.]
*Find the answer in next month's issue.
Answer to December 2008's Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans1208.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. |
