Social Studies

Welcome to F Team, Mr. Stiefel's Social Studies Page.

*To Find an updated curriculum guide, use Mr. Beitz's web page. The curriculum is a living document and will be updated throughout the year.

email - jstiefel@seal-pa.org

phone - 372-2268

updated Thursday, November 20, 2008

Notes From the Teacher's Desk

Thanksgiving break, then Christmas, are quickly approaching again. Our class is going to begin creating mobiles representing the first four Articles of the Constitution. After that we will move on to the Amendments. The students will create learning stations in the classroom representing different categories or rights guaranteed by the Amendments. I will then give sets of partners different scenarios that must be interpreted and decided whether they are Constitutional or Unconstitutional and what Amendments apply. A few days of Due Process and the students will be off for their winter break. I hope everyone has a happy holiday season, and as always, if there are any questions please feel free to email or ask in class.

Assignments and Notes

Declaration to Constitution	Legislative Branch	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	State and Local Government	Elections	Pennsylvania History
Amendments PP	Electoral College PP	Presidential Ad	Judicial Vocabulary	Political Boundaries	Presidential Candidates Poster	Website example
Amendments Questions	How Congress is Organized	Cabinet Department Visual	Judicial PP	PA Judicial System	Political Parties PP	Website assignment
Scenarios	How a Bill Becomes a Law	Executive Branch PP	Supreme Court PP	State and Local Government Website	Media Bias Questions	PA History PP
Articles of Confederation	Division of Powers		Supreme Court Skit	PA Crime Statutes	Electoral College PP	PA maps 1)blank 2)labeled
Timeline Template Timeline Terms	Legislative Branch Questions		Judicial Branch Questions	School Board Duties / Responsibilities	Public Opinion Chart	Webquest for DS
Mobile Project	How a Bill Becomes a Law PP		Judicial Packet	School Board Questions PP	Third Parties PP
Amendments Stations			Due Process Flow Chart		Elections Guide Worksheet
Due Process Flow Chart					Elections Vocab.

Whole Year Master Copy (pdf version)

Extra Credit

List of Books

Book Report Form (pdf version)

Stock Market Game

Stock Market Rules, Regulations, and Definitions of Investments Webpage
	Buy/Sell Tickets	Research Form	End of DS Summary Sheet

Website Resources for Students

Resources	More Resources	Even More Resources
2012 County Webpages	Congress	Executive Branch
Reading and PSSA Games	Hippo Campus	White House Cabinet and Staff
Ben's Guide to Government	Social Studies Topics	Supreme Court
	Social Studies Help	Supreme Court Cases

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