Citizen Character Traits: Learning to Petition Public Officials

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn how to geographically determine their local congressional representative and how to contact them. The students will then have an opportunity to petition their representatives with a letter concerning a current issue in our government. By learning how to do this, students will have the practice in becoming more active citizens.
Author: 
Heather L. Moll
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement