(CNN Student News) -- Students will embark on an inauguration scavenger hunt to learn about some of the unique moments in U.S. presidential inauguration history.
Procedure
Challenge groups of students to undertake an inauguration scavenger hunt. Give groups a specific amount of time to research the answers to the following questions, noting that they must cite their sources.
When time is up, have groups share their answers and sources. Offer a reward to the group(s) who have answered the most questions accurately. Next, help students add more questions and answers to create an "Inauguration Trivia" game, and present it to your school's media center.
Correlated Standards
Social Studies
VI. Power, Authority and Governance Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures of power, authority, and governance.
The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands/ ) are published by the National Council for Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org/).
Technology
3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students (http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS) are published by the International Society for Technology in Education (http://www.iste.org).