Lesson plan
Citizen Character Traits: Learning to Petition Public Officials
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
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.Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Heather L.
Moll
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
Teacher Instructions
MollPetitionOfficialsT.pdf
(138.15 KB)
Student Materials
MollPetitionOfficialsS.pdf
(6.79 MB)