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6th Grade Government Lesson
Posted on: March 24, 2023

6th grade students learned about various types of government. They applied what they learned by building a straw tower functioning as an assigned government. Their goal was to build the tallest tower possible that could stand on its own. Students quickly learned why some government work better than others. It was hard for the "citizens" of a Dictatorship or Absolute Monarchy because they had no say in how their towers were built.

