Activities 

1. Constitution Jeopardy project - questions/answers and Jeopardy game using PowerPoint Jeopardy template 

• Using the Constitution as a resource, students will create 4 categories with six questions in each category about the Constitution and each of the three branches of U.S. government. 
• Projects should include at least one question that involves a photo, which students will locate using the Internet or capture themselves using a digital camera. 
• Technology - MS PowerPoint

2. Constitution of the United States slideshow 

• Using the Constitution of the U.S. and the Internet as resources, 2-3 students will create a presentation slideshow that demonstrates knowledge and understanding about the key components of the three branches of the U.S. government and their interconnected role in the checks and balances. 
• Projects must include a combination of text and images that are embedded into the slideshow. 
• Technology - Choice: MS PowerPoint, Google Presentation, VoiceThread

3. Mock interview between a Federalist from 1787 and a modern day reporter. 

• 2-3 students will role play an interview between a modern day TV news reporter and 1-2 Federalists who were involved in the Second Continental Convention and the compromises that led to the creation of the Constitution of the United States. 
• Using the Constitution of the U.S. and the Internet, 2-3 students will create a transcript of interview questions and answers that they will then record while acting out. 
• Students may capture their interview as an audio recording or as a video recording. 
• Technology - Garageband, Audacity, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Digital Video camera, Flip video

4. Constitution of the United States informational brochure 

• Using the Constitution of the United States, 2-3 students will locate information that demonstrates an understanding about the key components of the three branches of the U.S. government and their interconnected role in the checks and balances. 
• Students will use a word processor or other desktop publishing application to create a three panel (six columns on two sheets of paper) informational brochure about the Constitution of the United States. 
• Brochures must include images, text based graphics, text, and be colorful. 
• Brochures must be organized and thoughtfully assembled.
• Technology - MS Word, Google Docs