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Colorado Government Lessons
This series of lessons, written by Colorado teachers, were developed to support secondary teachers in meeting the revised 2022 Colorado Academic Standards in civics which includes Evidence Outcomes on the Colorado Constitution. The lessons include, among other topics, Colorado Statehood, How to Amend the Colorado Constitution, and the Structure and Function of Colorado’s government.
- Lesson 1: The Rocky Road to Statehood
- Lesson 2: The Centennial State – An Introduction to the Colorado Constitution
- Lesson 3: A Scavenger Hunt of the Colorado Constitution
- Lesson 4: The Structure of Colorado’s Government
- Lesson 5: Changing the Colorado Constitution
- Lesson 6: Initiatives, Referendums, and Recalls, Oh My!
- Lesson 7: The Colorado Bill of Rights & Colorado Supreme Court Cases
- Lesson 8: Understanding Civil Disobedience
- Lesson 9: American Indian Mascots and the State of Colorado
The following teachers worked hard to complete these lessons:
- Candice Halvorsen
- Kelly Jones-Wagy
- Alyson Koerner
- Kurt Knierim
- Stephanie Walsh
- Sam Westerdale