ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art		You are here: Teach >Thematic Units > Government     Internet Activities for Government   Schoolhouse Rocks! America (1-5) Sing songs and learn facts about the United States government with Schoolhouse Rocks. Lyrics can be printed. http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/america.hts The White House for Kids (2-3) What would it be like to be a kid living in the White House? What types of pets have lived in the White House? How can you write to the President? All of these questions and more are answered at this site. Have your students research the site, and then share with the class what they learn. http://www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html Field Trips: State Governments and U.S. Anthem and U.S. Flag (3-5) See if your state has it’s own government site for children by reviewing Scholastic’s Internet Field Trip, “Taking in the States.” The second link, Scholastic’s field trip for the U.S. Anthem and U.S. Flag, lists resources and activities for learning. http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/states.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/usflag.htm Iz and Auggie Go to the Polls (4-5) Students learn about American government through Iz and Auggie’s Internet Adventures. http://www.headbone.com/derby/polls/ Sprocket Works: United States (4-5) Play educational games, learn government vocabulary, or view a timeline of the borders of the United States at this site. http://www.sprocketworks.com/topics/default.asp Titanic Mock Trial (5th) Have students participate in a mock trial based on the sinking of Titanic. Students may need to first learn the legal jargon (background knowledge for teachers can be found using the Legal Dictionary at http://www.law.com). http://www.andersonkill.com/titanic/