Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Limited Access Review
  • Share on Facebook
  • Tweet This Resource
  • Pin This Resource
  • Link
Play
Save
Get Free Access for 10 Days!
America from Scratch
Publisher
Lesson Planet Curated
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Topic

America from Scratch

Collector: Ann V.
Reviewed by Lesson Planet
Publisher
Lesson Planet Curated

What if the people of the United States started over and, knowing what we know now about how things are working, redesigned the government created by the founding fathers? That's the central premise of the 11 resources in the American from Scratch collection. The videos encourage scholars to think critically about some of the most important issues of today.

11 Items 127 Views 13 Saves
Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Collection Details

Concepts

capitalism, critical thinking, democratic values, elections, gender, gender bias, gender equality, government regulation, identity, intellectual property, military history, north american geography, police, political parties, privacy, stereotypes, suffrage, supreme court cases, the bill of rights, the united states, voting, voting rights, women's suffrage, facebook, american values, civic duty, constitutional amendments, cultural values, military draft, presidential campaigns, presidential elections, property rights, state geography, supreme court justices, the founding fathers, the fourth amendment, the military, the supreme court, the voting rights act, united states territories, the united states government, presidential roles and powers, the 50 states, the united states congress, the united states constitution, the suffrage movement, bicameral representation, police stations, digital citizenship

Resource Details

Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
2 more...
Resource Type
Topics
Audience
For Teacher Use

Common Core

SL.7.3 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.2 SL.11-12.3

Collection Items

    Should 12-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote? | America From Scratch

    Should 12-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch

    Should the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should Supreme Court Justices Be Elected by the People? | America From Scratch

    Should Supreme Court Justices Be Elected by the People? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Have a President? | America From Scratch

    Should We Have a President? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should It Be Illegal for Facebook to Sell Your Data? | America From Scratch

    Should It Be Illegal for Facebook to Sell Your Data? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Have Mandatory Military Service? | America From Scratch

    Should We Have Mandatory Military Service? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch

    Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Have More Than 2 Major Political Parties? | America From Scratch

    Should We Have More Than 2 Major Political Parties? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    What if There Were No States? | America From Scratch

    What if There Were No States? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Rewrite Our Constitution? | America From Scratch

    Should We Rewrite Our Constitution? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
    Should We Police Our Police? | America From Scratch

    Should We Police Our Police? | America From Scratch

    Instructional Video
×

View 8,233 other resources for 7th - 12th Grade Government

© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use