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.

** The First Amendment **

Look at the bold words in the text provided and match each bold word to a word or phrase in the list that has a similar meaning.

Find The First Amendment at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/billofrights/1_matching.htm.

Trivia: What event in 1902 led to the senate adopting new rules on decorum and behavior?

A. A wild party involving senators
B. A fistfight [Answer – Senator John McLaurin of South Carolina attacked fellow South Carolina Senator Ben Tillman on the senate floor, accusing him of malicious lies. The senate chambers were in an uproar as other senators tried to break the two apart with spectators looking on.]
C. Too many senators indicted for bribery
D. Improper voting

*Find the answer in next month's issue.

Answer to January's Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroom%20resources/funfactstrivia_ans0107.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.