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Middle School Resources

Introduction:

Essential Resources

ContextUS Resource Library

Jack Miller Center
Exhibits on American History

Teaching American History
Why America?

Center for Education Reform
Remote Learning Toolkits for Families

iCivics
Take the Constitution Quiz!

George Washington's Mount Vernon
Homework Help: Historical Essays on Plimouth Plantation and the Mayflower

Plimoth Patuxet
Discover Collections from Early America

American Revolution Institute

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Civics Games

Gaming Challenges

EagleEyeCitizen
That’s Your Right

Annenberg Classroom
You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving

Plimoth Patuxet
Win the White House

iCivics
Executive Command

iCivics
Branches of Power

iCivics
LawCraft

iCivics
Revolutionary Choices

American Revolution Institute
"Which Founder Are You?" Quiz

National Constitution Center
Engaging Congress

Indiana University Center on Representative Government

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Civics Education Competitions & Scholarships

American History Essay Contest (Grades 6-8)

Daughters of the American Revolution
O'Connor Civics Challenge (Grades 6-8)

O'Connor Institute
EduHam at Home (Grades 7-8)

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
CSPAN Student Cam Contest (Grades 7-8)

CSPAN
We the People: The Citizen and Constitution National Invitational (Grades 7-8)

Center for Civic Education
Civics Education Essay Contest (Grades 7-8)

National Center for State Courts
National Contest (Grade 8)

National History Day
Scholarship: Visit Thomas Jefferson's Home, Monticello

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Scholarship: Visit the National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

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Summer Programs

Camp O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor Institute

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Lesson Plans/Curricula

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Jack Miller Center
American Civics Curriculum

Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum
How to Have a Better Argument

The Better Arguments Project
Understanding 9/11

Common Sense Society
Building a More Perfect Union

National History Day
The Judiciary Act of 1789

ConSource
An Energetic Executive

ConSource
Create a Constitutional Convention

ConSource
Article III: The Supreme Court

ConSource
An Anti-Federalist Perspective (Grade 8)

ConSource
The Bill of Rights & Me (Grade 8)

ConSource
The Military, Memorial, and Flag Day

Why America?
Citizenship and Suffrage

Why America?
The Father of Our Country and the Presidency

Why America?
Alexander Hamilton's Vision for America

Why America?
The Constitution and Its Origins

Why America?
The Revolutionary War

American Revolution Institute

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Multimedia

Explaining the Dred Scott Decision

Explaining the Dred Scott Decision

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, National Constitution Center

Who Runs Our Government?

Who Runs Our Government?

National Conference of State Legislators

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Ken Burns's Unum

Constitutional Convention and the Amendment Process

Constitutional Convention and the Amendment Process

National Constitution Center

James Madison: 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution

James Madison: 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution

Biography.com

The Journey of a Supreme Court Case

The Journey of a Supreme Court Case

Judge Douglas Ginsburg, The Federalist Society

The 15th Amendment and Women's Suffrage

The 15th Amendment and Women's Suffrage

Ken Burns's Unum

17th-Century Virtual Field Trip to Plimouth Plantation

17th-Century Virtual Field Trip to Plimouth Plantation

Plimoth Patuxet

The Electoral College

The Electoral College

Bill of Rights Institute

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