How Did the Constitution Create Compromise?

GRADE 5, UNIT 4

How Did the Constitution Create Compromise?

Has the Constitution ever changed? What if we wanted to change it now? These are questions students might have. Help them explore with this inquiry-based lesson which focuses on how the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the United States Constitution. Students will be able to explore the goals of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention when designing our government

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UNIT 2, MYSTERY 1

Did the Delegates at the Constitutional Convention Do What They Were Supposed To Do?
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UNIT 2, MYSTERY 2

How Did the Connecticut Compromise Solve Disagreements About Representation at the Constitutional Convention?
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UNIT 2, MYSTERY 3

Which of the Anti-Federalist Ideas Is the Most Persuasive?
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“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”

Second Grade Teacher

“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”

Fourth Grade Teacher

"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"

Fifth Grade Teacher

"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."

Fourth Grade Teacher

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How Did the Constitution Create Compromise?

Did the Delegates at the Constitutional Convention Do What They Were Supposed To Do?

How Did the Connecticut Compromise Solve Disagreements About Representation at the Constitutional Convention?

Which of the Anti-Federalist Ideas Is the Most Persuasive?

“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”

"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"

"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."

Other Private i History Detective Units for Grade 5

How Did Laws, Courts, and People Impact Civil Rights in the Late 1800s?

Why Is Due Process So Important to American Justice?

What Is “Free Speech” and Why Does It Matter?

How Did Kossula Cudjo Lewis and Other Enslaved People Experience the Atlantic World?

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