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.

STATE OF THE UNION MULTIPLE-CHOICE & TRIVIA

Practice makes perfect!  See how many multiple-choice questions you can get correct.  Take the State of the Union Trivia Quiz at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/execbranch_job1/1_presjob_1.htm

Trivia: There's a first time for everything. Can you match the U.S. First Lady with one of her firsts?

What First Lady was the first to cast a vote for her husband for President?

1. Helen Taft
2. Edith Wilson
3. Florence Kling Harding [Answer: Women did not have the right to vote until 1920. Warren Harding was elected in 1920 and served as President for 881 days before dying of a heart attack. "Flossie" Harding was the wife of the 29th President, Warren Harding.]
4. Grace Coolidge

*Find the answer in next month's issue.

Answer to January 2009's Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0109.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.