6th Grade Civics Flash Cards

Who am I? Civics and U.S. Government Edition With key terms such as: Congress, Vice President, President, Speaker of the House, John Locke, etc. Students wonder who they are. They mingle about the classroom questioning classmates about their hidden identity. 1. Each student receives a secret identity taped to their back by the teacher. The identity may be an illustration, picture of a famous person, quotation, math problem or proof, vocabulary word, or a significant event. 2. Students must wander around the room asking yes/no questions of their classmates to determine their secret identity. Each student that is asked a question must sign the student’s identity page. (Optional: Teachers can provide a set of interview questions that students may ask.) 3. Teachers may limit the number of questions that can be asked or the time provided to discover one’s identity.

This is a Government Lesson with 3 Main Parts

1. What is Government Notes

• Types of Government and United States Government
• Government Notes - Use the attached Graphic Organizer to fill in What is Government Notes

2. Government Gallery Walk

• Use attached Graphic Organizer and Descriptions
• View 24 different Descriptions of Government - 12 over Types of Government and 12 on United States Government

3. Government Matching Cards

• 2 Sets of Matching Cards
• Types of Government and United States Government