Education Resources
Resources for teachers, students,
and parents related to the 250th.
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Lou Frey Institute & C-SPAN Classroom
Nine lessons that encourage middle and high school students to analyze primary and secondary sources to gain a better understanding of the Declaration of Independence and its impact in American history.
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Educator guides that include the Michigan Social Studies Standards for each lesson and lessons for elementary students that focus on what it means to be a citizen and why that is important in a representative government.
National Constitution Center
Help the Declaration of Independence come alive for your students by visiting this special section of the Constitution Center website. There are engaging biography videos for each of the 56 signers, an interactive Declaration with media links to related content for each section, an America at 250 Civic Toolkit, and more.
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The Henry Ford
Access free resources related to America: 250 Years in the Making in The Henry Ford's learning platform. View artifacts and videos, including an engraved copy of the Declaration of Independence and George Washington's camp bed, or view a tour of the Jackson home and learn about the role the Jackson family played in the Selma Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s.
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Maya Angelou
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Robert F Kennedy