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      • Sandra Day O'Connor Civics Celebration
      • Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration September 25th 

        • A celebration of Sandra Day O’Connor when the majority of the school day is dedicated to civic-minded practices and education
        • September 25—the day Justice O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court—as Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day. 
        • A.R.S. 15-710.01.  On Sandra Day O’Connor’s civics celebration day, each public school in this state shall dedicate the majority of the school day to civics education. 

         

        Tribute Video to Justice O'Connor from Seneca Women on Vimeo.


        ADE Suggested Materials K-12

        • Civics Online Reasoning (8-12)
        • Understanding Economics in Civics & Government (6-12)
        • iCivics- founded by Sandra Day O’Connor (5-12)
        • Kids VotingAZ - (K-12)
        • KidCitizen (K-5)

         

        Specific Lessons K-2

          Kindergarten - C3 Inquiries: Civic Ideals &  Rules

          1st Grade - C3 Inquiries: Global Citizenship & The President

          2nd Grade - C3 Inquiries: Symbols, Civic Ideals and Practices & Community History

         

        Specific Lessons 3-5

              3rd Grade - C3 Inquiries: Leadership and Government & Children’s Rights

              4th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Government and Citizens & Call for Change

               5th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Declaration of Independence

        AZ Capitol Museum:

        In response to Covid-19, the museum’s education team has developed a virtual field trip experience that is available online for students and teachers across the state. The field trip consists of a museum tour video (approximately 45minutes long) that follows Arizona’s journey from westward expansion through statehood, in addition to pre-and post-tour activities you can interact with a museum educator through either a live Q&A or a digital question form.

         

        Specific Lessons 6-8

            6th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Religious Freedom

            7th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Great Compromise, & Women’s Rights

            8th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Patriotism

         

        Specific Lessons HS

        World History

        Comparison of civilization being taught with U.S.—sim. and diff of civic principles; Enlightenment ideals in the governments, the impact of slavery on enlightened ideals.

        American History

        • C3 Inquiries: Constitution, Civil Rights
        • SHEG: Declaration of Independence, Federalists, and Anti-Federalists

        Government/Civics

        • C3 Inquiries: Federalism, First Amendment, Voting, Political Parties, Campaign Finance, Affordable Care Act

        Economics

        EconEdLink: The Mystery of the Voters Who Don’t Vote, Unemployment and the New Deal, Campaign Finance, The Economics of Voting

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