Levels of Government: Identifying the Different Levels of Our Government

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn about three main levels of government. Students will also see that not all duties fall into only one of these categories (state, national, local). Some duties of government are found at all three levels
Author: 
Heather L. Moll
Grade Range: 
3
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
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Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconThe United States map (unlabeled)
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Standards
National Geography Standards: 
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface