An Ordinary Day Web Resources

Brookings Institute: Government’s 50 Greatest Endeavors

http://www.brookings.edu/GS/CPS/50ge/50greatest.htm

This Web page includes a survey of government’s greatest achievements of the past 50 years.

National Council of State Legislators: Middle School Lesson Plan III: The Mindwalk

http://www.ncsl.org/public/trust/lessonp3-M.htm

Visit this page to view a lesson plan about the extent to which laws affect our lives.

The PBS Kids Democracy Project

http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/mygovt/

This Web page includes an interactive exercise that shows how government affects our daily lives.