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Interactive Whiteboard Activity

Activity Title: Government Chart
Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level: Third Grade
Activity Summary: The purpose of this activity is for students to learn structure and purpose for
the government and the three parts that make it up. In this activity students will accurately place
specific details of the three different branches of government into the place that they belong.
Learning Objective: At the end of this activity students will be able to accurately place specific
details of the three different branches of government into the places that they belong and identify
the importance, structure, and purpose for the United States government.
Grade Level Expectation: 3.28 Discus the structure and purpose of the government.
State Performance Indicators: Create a chart that students must complete of the three different
branches of government.
Credits: http://www.tn.gov/education/standards/social_studies.shtml
http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

Requirements for this assignment are as follows:

Teacher Part
An original title
Content area and grade level listed
An activity summary that includes a statement of purpose for activity and a brief
description of the activity
Learning objective
Grade Level Expectation
State Performance Indicator
Credits (You need to cite where the curriculum standards and clip art came from.)
Hyperlink to the Curriculum Standards - http://www.tn.gov/education/curriculum.shtml
Student Part:
A change in background color
Appropriate clip art that enhances the activity and adds student interest
Changes in font sizes and colors
Text boxes and clip art are interactive (They can be clicked on and moved to another
location on the screen.)
Student directions are provided
Sufficient opportunities (a minimum of ten (10)) for the student(s) to practice the skill or
concept that will allow mastery
Hyperlinks to clipart
Microsoft Office Online - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
Google Images - http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
Both Parts

Absolutely no spelling or grammatical errors

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Government Chart
Directions: Place each of the corresponding structures of the government into the branch it belongs to.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Senate House

The Congress

U
United StatesUCourt o
The President
Appeal

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Supreme Court of the

United States
Library of
Congress

JUDICIAL BRANCH

Vice President

Office of National Drug Control

E
Policy

United States
Tax Court

Territorial Courts