Pathfinder: How Laws are Made

Step 1: Define your task: Look at the assignment/essential question.

Step 2: What materials might be useful for the project? Books, Encyclopedias, Online Encyclopedias, Websites. Magazine articles.

Step 3: Find the material.

Subscription Databases:

Use Grolier and Gale for information and pictures.

Use the Ebsco for pictures.

Websites:

How Laws Are Made: http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/index.html Presented by the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.

The Legislative Process: http://congress.indiana.edu/learn_about/topic/legislative_process.php From the Center on Congress at Indiana University.

The Legislative Branch: Making Laws http://congressforkids.net/Legislativebranch_makinglaws.htm from Congress for Kids

How Laws Are Made: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/lawmaking/index.html from Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids

Step 4: Use the material. Read it and take notes. CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!

Step 5: Synthesize the information: Prepare and present the skit, poster, power point, song, poem, or other approved product. PREPARE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Step 6: Evaluate: Does the paper you wrote answer the essential question. Have you met the requirements for the assignment?

"This web page contains links to one or more web pages that are outside the FCPS network. FCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages."

Web Curator: Les.Jones@fcps.edu

Last Update:2/9/2006

Web Page Designer: Kathy Noble