KeeraTrubiano

TenthAmendment

ThirdGrade
SocialStudies
I.

II.

LessonPlanOverviewandDescription
1. ExpectedDuration:Oneclassperiod
2. SocialSciences:Civics,history
3. Concepts(BigIdeas):TheTenthAmendmentoftheUnitedStatesConstitution
explainsthatanypowersthattheconstitutiondoesnotgivetotheUSgovernment
belongstothestatesandthepeople.Theclasswillexplorethatalthoughweall
liveinthesamecountry,manystateshavedifferentlawsandpolicies.Thereare
FederallawsandStatelaws.
4. Vocabulary:
A. Constitution:TheU.S.Constitutionthehighestsetoflawsoftheland.
B. BillofRights:ThefirsttenamendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitution
C. TheTenthAmendment:ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbythe
Constitution,norprohibitedbyittotheStates,arereservedtotheStates
respectively,ortothepeople.
D. FederalLaws:LawsthatapplythroughouttheUnitedStates
E. StateLaws:Statelawsapplytopeoplethatliveinaparticularstateorarea
5. Skills:
Thestudentswillneedbasicresearchskillstocompletetheactivities
throughoutthislesson.TheywillneedtoapplytheirknowledgeoftheBillof
Rightstocertainsituationstohelpdeterminewhatcouldpossiblybeafederal
law.
6. BroadGoalsoftheLesson:
Thestudentswillunderstandthedifferencebetweenfederalandstatelawsand
beabletoprovideanexampleofboth.Thestudentswillhavean
understandingofhowlawscandifferfromstatetostate.
ContentOutline
A. Constitution
Holdsfederallaws(amendments)thatmustbefollowed
Thehighestsetoflawsoftheland
B. TheBillofRights
ThefirsttenamendmentsoftheUnitedStatesConstitution
ProtectourrightsasUnitedStatesCitizens
C. TheTenthAmendment
ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbytheConstitution,nor
prohibitedbyittotheStates,arereservedtotheStatesrespectively,ortothe
people.

III.

Inotherwords,thepowerstheconstitutiondoesnotgivetotheUS
governmentaregiventothestateorthepeople
D. FederalLaws
FederalLawsarelawsthatapplythroughouttheUnitedStates
FederalLawsarelimitedtowhattheconstitutionstates,allotherpowerscome
fromthepeople
Examples:includeeconomics,armedforces,nationalstandards
- Raisingandmaintainingthearmedforces
- DeclaringWar
- Regulatingcommercebetweenthestates
- Coiningandregulatingmoney
- Settingstandardsforweightsandmeasures
- Establishinganationalbank
- Impliedpowersthatareconsiderednecessaryandpropertocarryout
lawsoftheconstitution
E. StateLaws
Statelawsapplytopeoplethatliveinaparticularstateorarea
Differstatetostatebecauseof
- Geography
- Location
- Demographics(Thepeoplethatliveinthearea)
- History(howhasbusiness,commerce,andindustrybeenoperatedin
thepast?)
ExamplesofStateLaws:
- Collectinglocaltaxes
- TrafficLaws
- Holdingelections
- Issuingtrafficandmarriagelicense
- PoliceandFiredepartments
- Buildingandmaintainingroadsandschools
- Propertyuse,ownerships,andsales
Standards
1. PDESAS5CivicsandGovernment,1PrinciplesandDocumentsofGovernment.
3rdGrade.BExplainRulesandLawsforClassroom,SchoolandLocal
Community
2. PDESAS5CivicsandGovernment,1PrinciplesandDocumentsofGovernment.
3rdGrade.DIdentifykeyideasaboutgovernmentfoundinsignificantdocuments
3. NCSSThematicStrandVIndividuals,GroupsandInstitutionsItisimportantfor
studentstolearnhowinstitutionsareformedandpeoplesroleininstitutional
change
4. NCSSThematicStrandXCivicIdealsandPracticesanunderstandingofcivic
idealsandpracticesofcitizenshipiscriticaltofullparticipationinsocietyandisa
centralpurposeofthesocialstudies

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V.

LessonObjectives
1. StudentswillprovideanexplanationwhattheUnitedStatesConstitutionis.
2. StudentswillprovideanexplanationwhattheUnitedStatesBillofRightsis.
3. Studentsdetermineifcertainissuespertaintofederalorstatelawsbyusinga
venndiagram.
4. Studentswillcompletebasicresearchtofinddifferencesbetweenstatelawsand
writethemontheprovidedgraphicorganizer.
TeachingProcedures
1. AnticipatorySet/Introduction
Theteacherwillshowashortvideothatexplainsthe10thAmendmentinkid
friendlyterms.
Therewillbeaclassdiscussionforthestudentstodeterminewhatthey
believethe10thamendmentactuallyis.
Theteacherwillwritethedefinitionontheboard:Thepowersthe
constitutiondoesnotgivetotheUSgovernmentaregiventothestateorthe
people.
2. LessonInput
First,theteacherwillreviewtheUnitedStatesConstitutionandBillofRights
withthestudents.
- WhatistheUSconstitution?
- Whatareamendmentsandhowmanyareontheconstitution?
- WhatistheBillofRights?
- Whatamendmentdidwetalkaboutinthepreviouslesson?
Theteacherwillreiterate,TherearecertainlawsthatConstitutionputsthe
governmentinchargeofandcertainlawsthatthestateorthepeoplehave
authorityover.
Thestudentswillcompletetheguidedpractice(venndiagram)SmartBoard
Activity
TheteacherwillthenturnontheSmartBoardtodisplayaninteractivevenn
diagramwithawordbank.OnecirclewillbelabeledStateLawsandonewill
belabeledFederalLaws.Themiddlewillhavelawsthataredebatableand
sometimescontroversial.
STATELAWS:
- Collectinglocaltaxes
- TrafficLaws
- Holdingelections
- Issuingtrafficandmarriagelicense
- PoliceandFiredepartments
- Buildingandmaintainingroadsandschools
- Propertyuse,ownerships,andsales
FEDERALLAWS:
- Raisingandmaintainingthearmedforces
- DeclaringWar

Regulatingcommercebetweenthestates
Coiningandregulatingmoney
Settingstandardsforweightsandmeasures
Establishinganationalbank
Impliedpowersthatareconsiderednecessaryandpropertocarryout
lawsoftheconstitution
Debatable/ControversialTopics
- Collectingtaxes
- Education
- CriminalJustice
Thestudentswillcomeupasvolunteerstosorttheitemsintheworkbank
(shownbyabove)intothecorrectcircleofthevenndiagram.Iftheitemis
putintotheincorrectcategorytheteacherwillexplainwhy.
Anexampleisdriverslicenses.Ifastudentweretoputthisitemintofederal
lawandgivetheexplanation,EveryoneintheUnitedStatescanhaveone.
Theteacherwouldthenexplainthatitisactuallyastatelawbecausedifferent
stateshavedifferentlawsaboutatwhatageapersoncanreceivetheirdrivers
licenseandwhattheyhavetodotogetit.
Theteacherwillthenpointoutthatthelawslistedunderstatelawsvaryfrom
statetostate.
Thestudentswillhaveadiscussionwiththepersonsittingnexttothemasto
whylawscandifferfromstatetostate.
- Teacherwillpointoutthatreasonsthatstudentshavenotcovered
- Geography,Location,Demographics(thepeoplethatliveinthearea),
History(howhasbusiness,commerce,andindustrybeenoperatedin
thepast?
Theteacherwillthenhandoutagraphicorganizerforthestudentsto
complete
Theteacherwillexplainthedirections.Eachstudentwillchooseanytwo
statesthattheywouldlike.Thestudentswillbeprovidedalistoftopicsthat
theycanlookuplawsabout.Theywillchoosethreeoftheseitemsand
determinethelawsthatareinplaceforeachstatebydoingbasicresearchon
thecomputer.
3. GuidedPractice
Theteacherwillmonitorstudentsunderstandingofstateandfederallaws
asagroupbyseeinghowmanyitemstheycouldplaceinthecorrectcircle
onthefirsttry.
Theteacherwilllistentothestudentsthinkpairsharetodeterminetheir
understandingofhowandwhystatelawscandiffer
Toenrichthestudentstheteachercanhavethemcomeupwiththeitems
thattheywillresearchaccordingtotheirstate.
4. IndependentPractice

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Thestudentswillbeworkingasagrouptocompletethevenndiagram
withminimalassistancefromtheteacher.
Thestudentswillbeworkingindividuallytocompletetheirgraphic
organizer.
Throughoutthelesson,thestudentswillbeworkinginpairsorgroupsto
discusstheirmasteryofthematerial.
5. Differentiation
Thelessonandcontentwillbedifferentiatedaccordingtothestudents
needs.
6. Closure
Afterthegraphicorganizeriscomplete,studentswillhaveathinkpair
shareaboutthedifferencesbetweenstatelawsandrelatehowthosecould
possiblybeconnectedtothegeography,location,demographics,orhistory
ofthearea.
TeacherandStudentResourcesandEvaluationofResources
A. StudentReadingResources
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/tenth_amendment.p
hp
Thissiteprovidesinformationforstudentsonthetenthamendments.It
alsoprovidessomedifferencesbetweenfederalandstatelaws.This
pagewouldbeusedasahandoutforstudents.
- HarcourtSocialStudies,Chapter7:CitizenshipLesson1,TheRights
ofCitizens,pg244245
Thisisthereadingresourceforstudentschosenforthisunitplan.
B. TeacherResourcesforLessonDesign
- http://kids.laws.com/tenthamendment
- http://www.lawhelp.org/resource/thedifferencesbetweenfederal
stateandloc
C. EvaluationofTeacherResourcesUsedforLessonPlanningDesign

ResourceTitleor
WebsiteAddress

Influence: 3+Characteristics Accessibility

OverallRating

HarcourtSocial
SI
Studies,Chapter7:
CitizenshipLesson1,
TheRightsofCitizens,
pg244245

classtextbook
chosenbyWCU
readerfriendly

Online,
Bookstores,
Libraries

Iwouldusethis
asoneresource
toteachhistory
4/5

http://www.ducksters.c SI
om/history/us_govern

informationis
accuratewithother

Online

Thisisagood
supplemental

ment/tenth_amendmen
t.php

http://kids.laws.com/te
nthamendment

MI

http://www.legalmatch MI
.com/law
library/article/whydo
stateshavedifferent
laws.html

VII.

VIII.

sites
kidfriendly
usedforprevious
lessonplanning

textfortheTenth
Amendment,it
explainsitin
kidfriendly
terms
5/5

easytounderstand Online
background
information
previouslyused

Provided
background
informationon
thetenth
amendment4/5

legalsite
information
comparabletoother
sites
usefulfor
background
knowledge
notkidfriendly

Differences
betweenState
laws
4/5

Online

FormativeandSummativeAssessmentofStudents
Theteacherwillobservethestudentsduringthegroupactivitycompleting
thevenndiagramtoaccesstheirknowledgeofthedifferencesbetween
stateandfederallaws.
Theteacherwillobserveandlistentothestudentswhiletheycomplete
theirthinkpairsharetoaccesstheirknowledgeofthedifferencesbetween
statelaws.
Thestudentswillbereceiveagradeupontheircompletionofthegraphic
organizer.
Thestudentssummativeassessmentwillallowthemtousetheirresources
fromclasstoprovide:Adefinitionofthetenthamendment,thedifference
betweenfederalandstatelawsandanexampleofeach,howandwhystate
lawsdiffer
Technology/Materials/Equipment
ComputerorIpadmustbeavailableforthestudentstocompleteresearchon
theirstatelaws
ASmartBoardwillbeusedforthevenndiagramactivity

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ReflectiononPlanningProcess
Ittookapproximately3hourstocomeupwiththislesson.Theimplementationsor
challengesofthislessondependonhowthoroughlythestudentshaveunderstood
theirpreviouslessonontheUSConstitutionandBillofRights.Itfitswithintheunit
becauseitisalessonontheTenthAmendmentwhichisapartoftheUSconstitution
whichrelatestocivicsandcitizenship.Achangeforthefuturelessonmightbetoadd
informationontheotheramendments,becausetheyarejustasimportant.Ithinkthis
isastronglessonandeachsectionrelatesandflowstogether.