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 PRESIDENT’S CABINET FROM CONGRESS FOR KIDS
There are a lot of closed doors down the hallways of government. Who works behind them? Each door in this interactive exercise opens to a department of the executive branch of the U.S. government. A Cabinet member is working behind each one. Most of them have the title of "Secretary" of their department.
Read the word or phrase on the door that describes the responsibility of the department. Then write the full title of the department of the executive branch that belongs on the nameplate. Note: All but one answer begins with "Secretary of ____?____."
Rollover the images to see if your answers match the correct ones on the blue arrows when the doors open.
Find The President’s Cabinet at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/execbranch_cabinet/behinddoor.htm
Trivia: Two agencies of the U.S. government are legally responsible for regulating cell phones. One of those agencies is the Federal Communications Commission. What is the other?
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Consumer Products Safety Commission
- Food and Drug Administration [Answer: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitors the health effects of cell phones. The FDA derives its authority to regulate cell phones from the radiation control provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1968.]
- Environmental Protection Agency
*Find the answer in next month's issue.
Answer to June 2009's Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0609.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. |
