Declaration of Independence

A Kai XR Adventure

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

Identify the key principles of the Declaration of Independence (equality, natural rights, consent of the governed).
Explain the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
Analyze excerpts from the Declaration of Independence to understand its meaning.

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

Introduction

Get ready to travel back in time to 1776 and discover the groundbreaking document that shaped a nation! In this adventure, we'll explore the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence, and build our own symbols of freedom with our Makerspace challenge.
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Let's dive in and declare our independence!

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Makerspace

Makerspace Challenge: Declaration of Independence

Think about the Declaration of Independence’s key ideals of natural rights, equality, and consent of the governed. In your makerspace you’ll illustrate these three ideals.

Instructions:
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Enter your makerspace. You’ll see your space is divided into three sections.
In section 1 - Create a scene that illustrates “natural rights.”
In section 2 - Create a scene that illustrates “equality.”
In section 3 - Create a scene that illustrates “consent of the governed.”

Click Assets to find objects for your scene.
Click and drag assets onto the grid.

Recap

signing of the declaration of independence

Great Job! Today, you learned:

The Declaration of Independence was a bold statement that declared the American colonies' freedom from British rule.
The Declaration is built on important ideas like natural rights, equality, and consent of the governed.
The Declaration of Independence has inspired people around the world to fight for freedom and equality.

Declaration of Independence

A Kai XR Adventure

Learning Objectives

Introduction

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Makerspace

Makerspace Challenge: Declaration of Independence

Recap

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