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 * PRESIDENT RESCUE, WORDSPY: THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS & TRIVIA
* GAME: PRESIDENT RESCUE *
The President is kidnapped by the terrorists. You are part of an elite task force appointed by the FBI to rescue the President. It is your task to fight all the terrorists and rescue the President!
Press ‘A’ on your keyboard to move left, press ‘D’ to move right, press ‘W’ to move forward, and press ‘S’ to move back. Aim at enemies with your mouse pointer and shoot them with a left mouse click. Move your helicopter from the enemy territory by destroying their tanks and soldiers and reach the helipad. Press the spacebar on your keyboard to land on the helipad and move to the next level. Good luck!
Find and play President Rescue at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/executivebranch/president_rescue.htm
* WORDSPY: THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS *
Uncle Sam, the word spy, wants you to take a minute and test your knowledge about the President and Congress. Match the word(s) in the left-hand column to complete the questions or statements in the right-hand column. Check your answers.
Find WordSpy: The President and Congress at: http://www.congressforkids.net/wordspy/wspy_Executivebranch_president_congress.htm
* Trivia *
In 1868 impeachment proceedings were initiated against President Andrew Johnson for his opposition to black rights and Congress' Reconstruction efforts. By what margin did he escape conviction?
Answer: One vote, The Senate voted 35 to 19 against Johnson, just shy of the two-thirds required to remove him from office.
*Find the answer in next month's issue.
Answer to February 2009’s Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0210.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. |
