National+Constitution+Center

=WE THE PEOPLE Field Trip = National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA



(click on the picture above for a brief tour of the Constitution Center)

=**Virtual Tour** = The Center's permanent exhibition, The Story of We the People, tells the story of the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance through more than 100 multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture, and artifacts. It also features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, "Freedom Rising", and Signers' Hall.

The exhibit experience at this groundbreaking new museum will take you through important events in our nation's history and through unique, interactive exhibits, show you how the United States Constitution is as important today as it was 216 years ago. The slide show loop below highlights only a few of the many features of the Constitution Center.

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=**Freedom Rising **=

[|Freedom Rising Video]

The tour begins with a multimedia presentation featuring a live actor, film and video projection in the Richard and Helen DeVos Exhibit Hall's Kimmel Theater. Here you will be oriented to the major themes of the Constitution from 1787 to the present day.

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=The American National Tree = = =

The American National Tree is a touch-screen interactive exhibit featuring biographies of 100 unique Americans whose lives represent the story of the Constitution. Click on the link below to watch a video highlighting some of the people included in this popular exhibit. [|NationalTree.wmv]

Print out the [|National Tree worksheet.doc]

=**DeVos Hall American Experience** = In the //DeVos Hall's American Experience//, you will enjoy interactive family-oriented exhibits that show the significant role the Constitution has played throughout history. You'll vote for your all-time favorite President, take the Presidential Oath-of-Office, take the seat of a Supreme Court Justice and honor the service people who have fought for and defended the Constitution.

Print out the [|Artifact Scavenger Hunt.doc] = = = = =Test your Constitutional knowledge... = =take the quiz! = [|The National Constitution Center Quiz.doc]

== = = = = = = = = = = = = =FOUNDERS HALL • Who Are These Men? = Delegates hailing from all the original states except Rhode Island gathered in the Pennsylvania State House in 1787 to participate in the Constitutional Convention. Many of the delegates had fought in the American Revolution and about three-fourths had served in Congress. The average age was 42.

= = =Want to read or study the constitution, download PDF below. = 