Oak Hill Publishing: Constitution Facts
(www.constitutionfacts.com/)
Grades 6-12, with parental supervision
Celebrate the ratification of the United States Constitution that happened on September 17, 1787 with the resources available at this website as well as explore other important documents in American history.
When arriving at the site, visitors can begin by taking the “What’s Your Constitution I.Q.?” quiz by selecting the main image link under the navigation menu. Don’t worry if you don’t get all the answers correct. Wrong answers are explained. After taking the 10-question quiz, there is an opportunity to do an advanced challenge with more difficult questions. Or learn all about the Constitution and the Amendments, Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the Confederation, our Founding Fathers, the Supreme Court and more by selecting a topic from the upper menu. Not only can visitors read through the documents online, but they will find a timeline of related events, learn about the people involved with the drafting and signing of the documents, discover constitutional trivia, dig deeper into significant events surrounding the inception and implementation of the document, browse through papers of our Founding Fathers, review synopsis of landmark Supreme Court cases and much more.
Use the link under the home page main image to locate the “Fun Zone.” On this page you will find games, printable word search and crossword puzzles, printable Treasure Hunt quizzes, and online quizzes.
Check out the “The Founders Library” link in the top menu to find:
- a list of U.S. Presidents and their portraits
- reading lists and links of books and journals written by the Founding Fathers
- things invented by the Founding Fathers
- a history of the American postal system
- the content of the Magna Carta
- modern performances of the music from the American Revolution
- what traveling was like during colonial times
- Constitution landmarks such as Independence Hall, Old North Bridge, and “Old Ironsides”
- Information about the first political parties
- Constitution inspired artwork
- Fashion worn by the Founding Fathers
- Colonial currency
And just for fun, be sure to check out the “Founding Documents in Pop Culture” to see video clips of Captain Kirk and Barney Fife quoting the Preamble, The Preamble Song from Schoolhouse Rock, Benjamin Gates reading from the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure, celebrities reading the Declaration of Independence, and more.
Add this website to your bookmarked links for your American history studies.
