Puyallup School District Civics OER w/ Washington State History
Washington state capitol
Materials/Resources:
- Lessons from iCivics: State Power, Comparing Constitutions – Washington, Governing Washington Communities, Tribal Governments, Taxation [https://www.icivics.org/]
Original Materials:
- Unit Cover page
- Notes guides for lessons
- Unit crossword
- Unit vocabulary
Each lesson will include:
- PowerPoint adapted from original sources
- Notes Guides (may be used as a reading guide)
- Related worksheets (often from original sources)
- Quiz (adapted from original sources)
Unit 5 Civics Packet: includes student hand-outs for all materials in the unit; individual copies of student handouts can be found within each section.
Suggested Project: Letter to an elected official
- Students choose an official from the Governing Washington Communities Webquest and either write a letter or compose an email about a topic related to one of those areas/levels of government
- See sample handout/rubric
State Power
State Power | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
Students discover that states have their own governments and powers separate from the federal government. They learn what those powers are, how they’re different from the federal government’s powers, and that state governments also give power to smaller, local governments. Students critique a set of fictional state laws, create a story involving state powers, and look at some differences between state and local power.
Comparing Constitutions (WA)
Comparing Constitutions (WA) | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
How does Washington’s state constitution compare and contrast with the U.S. Constitution? In this lesson, students will find out! Guide your class through some basic similarities and differences as well as side-by-side text analysis with this lesson’s integrated reading/activity format.
Governing Washington Communities
Governing Washington Communities | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
Local government has lots of layers. In this lesson, students learn that local government is a tool they can use for getting things done and finding out information. Students learn the structure and function of local government in Washington and how they can “harness the power” of local government to address issues of concern. This lesson’s activity is web-based so that students can explore their own local governments.
Tribal Government
Tribal Government HS | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes develop and manage their own governments. This lesson examines the varied structures and functions of tribal government as well as the relationship these nations have with the United States. Students will explore the history of treaties between the U.S.and tribal governments and assess the success of the U.S. in executing its federal trust responsibilities to the American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Taxation
Taxation | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
This lesson teaches the basics of taxes: what they are, who pays them, what kinds exist, and what they’re used for. Students learn how people’s income is taxed, how much revenue taxes generate, and how taxes and government services are related. Activities based on real life show students how to analyze a pay stub and how to calculate sales tax.
Attribution and License
Legislative Building on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington by Tradnor| CC BY SA
State Power, Comparing Constitutions – Washington, Governing Washington Communities, Tribal Governments, Taxation readings and Teacher Guides are copyright iCivics, Inc.
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