Founding+Fathers

Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark By the end of the 6-8 program: E. Explain the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, with emphasis on both Colonial and British perspectives. Explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

"The Founding Fathers" - The Declaration of Independence and Philadelphia

In this unit we will be reading and learning about the men and women who founded and shaped the country we live in. We will be taking a close look at Philadelphia - where the Declaration and Constitution were written and signed. It is home to Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell, and even Benjamin Franklin's final resting place. Don't forget to do all of the steps and then publish the creations on our History Website. I have attached a rubric to the bottom of this page for you to see how I will be grading each section. Good Luck!

Please go to Creately.com and we are going to create a KWL Chart of your choice. Chose your shapes and use the headings: What I know, What I want to Learn, and What I Learned. Fill in the What I know and What I want to know shapes and we will fill in the What I learned shape when we have completed the Section.
 * Part 1 - Brainstorming**




 * Part 2 - Creation Tools**


 * 1.** Online Quiz Time! Once you have done your reading, it is time to take this short online quiz to test your understanding of the chapter. Log into you QuizStar (maschumannma@gmail.com / password: tech514) and find our classroom page to take the QuizStar quiz. Remember to ask if you have any questions. Good Luck!

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 * 2.** Let's get our creative side showing by creating a video of a few of our founding fathers and some locations in Philadelphia. Make sure you check out Google Images and find pictures of our founding fathers to save. In my sample video I used some photos that I had taken in Philadelphia on a trip there last winter. If you have been lucky enough to take a trip there and would like to show us some pictures we would love to see them. Once you have appropriate pictures, head on over to Animoto and pick an appropriate song to set your video to. Once you have picked a song, please add your pictures and a title slide. Once your video has been created, please use the embed code to add it to our 6th Grade History Website

1. The Liberty Bell 2. Independence Hall 3. The National Constitution Center 4. Franklin Court 5. Elfreths Alley 6. The Betsy Ross House 7.Christ Church Cemetery Take a look at the example I have done below and feel to click on the link below to take a look at mine if you need help. Also, if you can find other places we have talked about please show us on your map! media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200756824140781975560.0004bcd06ff5d4403f9d7&msa=0&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&source=embed&ll=39.951448,-75.146871&spn=0.007896,0.013733&output=embed" width="425" height="350" View [|Founding Fathers] in a larger map
 * 3.** We are going to be tour guides and create a Google Map to show some of the important and historical places in Philadelphia we have learned about.Follow the link to Google Maps . Once you have gotten to the web page, you should create a new map and save the following locations we have learned about to your map:
 * Part 3 - Publishing**

Now that you have created using each of your three creation tools, head on over to Miss. Schumann's 6th Grade History Website google site where you need to embed your tools and links into the correct page under the "Founding Fathers" Page. There is a separate page for each of the creation tools.


 * CONGRATS!!! You are done. Listen to that Liberty Bell ringing your freedom!**