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.
LEADERSHIP IN CONGRESS HANGMAN & TRIVIA
Student or teacher, you have all played the ubiquitous game of hangman at some point in your life. We’ve added an online twist to let you play that most famous of downtime filler anytime, anywhere. And with our version of online hangman, if you play once and win, you will have the chance to play again with a new game. If you play once and lose, you can refresh the page if you want to play again with a new game. Just click the SHOW HINT button to begin. Read the fill-in-the-blank sentence and click the letters next to the hangman that spell out the word(s) that complete the sentence.
Try out our new way to play a classic game! Find Leadership in Congress Hangman at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Execbranch_pres_congress/2_pres_congress.htm
Trivia: The committee in the House of Representatives responsible for issues such as taxes and international trade is called the Committee on what?
- Finance
- Ways and Means [Answer: Supposedly the name came about as a description by which the "ways and means" of revenues were collected! Members cannot serve on any other committee, although technically they can apply for a waiver. Three former Presidents served as Chairman of the Committee: Polk, Fillmore and McKinley.]
- Foreign Affairs and Revenues
- Appropriations
*Find the answer in next month's issue.
Answer to March 2009's Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0309.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. |
