Games Enjoy Human rights education by playing our online games We offer a wide range of educational games provided by the United Nations and its Agencies, but also from Partners to our Campaign. Darfur is Dying Darfur is Dying is a viral video game for change that provides a window into the experience of the 2.5 million refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players must keep their refugee camp functioning in the face of possible attack by Janjaweed militias. Click on either game to start playing Against all Odds There are refugees in virtually every country around the world and we hear about their plight on a daily basis through the media. This game lets you experience what it is like to be a refugee The above Game seems not to be accessible anymore. Watch this space as more Games will be on offer soon.
1776 Declaration of Independence Committee preparing the Declaration Nothing of particular excitement occurring for a considerable time our countrymen seemed to fall into a state of insensibility to our situation. The duty on tea not yet repealed & the Declaratory act of a right in the British parliament to bind us by their laws in all cases whatsoever, still suspended over us. But a court of inquiry held in R. Island in 1772 [*see note in commentary following], with a power to send persons to England to be tried for offences committed here was considered at our session of the spring of 1773 as demanding attention. Not thinking our old & leading members up to the point of forwardness & zeal which the times required, Mr. There may have been a member or two more whom I do not recollect. The Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern, circa 1750 We therefore drew up the resolutions which may be seen in Wirt pa 87. The Govr. View of Boston from Dorchester Heights Footnotes1 See Girardin's History of Virginia, Appendix No. 12, note.
James Madison's Biography | Montpelier Born on March 16, 1751 at his grandmother’s home in Port Conway, Virginia, James Madison was the eldest of the twelve children of James Madison Sr. and Nelly Conway Madison. His early years were spent at Mount Pleasant, the first house built on the Montpelier plantation. At age 12, Madison’s father sent him to Donald Robertson’s school in King and Queen County. There Madison studied arithmetic and geography, learned Latin and Greek, acquired a reading knowledge of French, and began to study algebra and geometry. After further study with a private tutor at Montpelier, Madison enrolled in college at the College of New Jersey (today known as Princeton University), earning a bachelor’s degree in 1771. Early Political Career As tensions increased between Great Britain and the colonies, Madison “entered with the prevailing zeal into the American Cause,” as he later wrote in an autobiographical sketch. Madison continued to pursue a political career. Constitutional Convention
Know Your Rights Game - Children's Commissioner for Wales This is an interactive game about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Every child and young person under 18 has rights. These rights are in one big list called the UNCRC. Your challenge is to explore the community map collecting all your rights along the way. You must visit all four areas on the map and complete each challenge, to get across to the star-shaped island. You can also a read a text version of the game and afull list of rights.
James Madison | whitehouse.gov At his inauguration, James Madison, a small, wizened man, appeared old and worn; Washington Irving described him as "but a withered little apple-John." But whatever his deficiencies in charm, Madison's buxom wife Dolley compensated for them with her warmth and gaiety. She was the toast of Washington. Born in 1751, Madison was brought up in Orange County, Virginia, and attended Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey). When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled at Philadelphia, the 36-year-old Madison took frequent and emphatic part in the debates. Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In Congress, he helped frame the Bill of Rights and enact the first revenue legislation. As President Jefferson's Secretary of State, Madison protested to warring France and Britain that their seizure of American ships was contrary to international law.
I stormens öga | Lyssna.nu I stormens öga är ett interaktivt klassrumsspel om barnkonventionen för årskurs 4-7. Det här är ett spännande skolmaterial om barns rättigheter och om barns situation världen över. Syftet är att få barn intresserade av barnkonventionen och vilken roll rättigheter spelar i våra liv. I stormens öga riktar sig till lärarledda grupper om minst 12 elever. Materialet består av det webbaserade spelet med tillhörande inspirationsfilm och lärarhandledning. Handlingen går ut på att en stor grupp barn i olika åldrar blir strandsatta på en öde ö, där de ska försöka överleva tills de upptäcks och kan återvända hem. Ladda ner materialet här. Materialet är producerat av UNICEF Sverige.
Bill of Rights - Constitution for Kids! After the leaders of the new United States wrote the Constitution, they had to get the thirteen states to agree to it. Some of the states didn't want to agree unless they could add some specific rights for individual people. So in 1791 the United States added ten new rights to the Constitution. These are called the Bill of Rights. Thanks for subscribing to History for Kids! Welcome to History for Kids' new look! Join History for Kids now: no ads! $1.99for one day Please help support History for Kids: These are the ten rights that are in the Bill of Rights: Join History for Kids now: no ads! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Constitution The Declaration of Independence North American History The Iroquois The Revolutionary War Return to main North America page (after 1500) Main government page Kidipede - History for Kids home page Join History for Kids: no ads!
Skolan och Världens Barn | Världens Barn Här kommer ett unikt redskap att använda i skolans undervisning om FN:s barnkonvention och millenniemål som passar hela grundskolan! Genom att spela Världens Barn-bingot engageras varje elev i klassen. Genom att följa upp med en egen insamling lär sig eleverna om vikten av aktivt handlande för att vara med och göra världen bättre! Detta är ett utmärkt verktyg inför internationella barndagen 6 oktober och FN-dagen 24 oktober. Vi är glada att kunna tillhandahålla detta unika verktyg som ett samarbete med Sveriges skolor i samband med en insamling för Världens Barn. Det här är ingår i Världens Barns Skol-Bingo • Ett presentationsmaterial med 30 bilder och berättarmanus • 30 bingobrickor • 30 påsar med 16 markörer i varje • En lärarhandledning Så här lägger ni upp aktiviteten: Så här går spelet till Läraren visar en bild, och berättar utifrån manuset vad den handlar om. Spelets pedagogiska syfte – Att lära sig och kunna återge delar av FN:s barnkonvention. Tips på insamlingsaktiviteter
The Bill of Rights As Washington was inaugurated as America's first president and the infant nation set about to establish a strong government, memories of civil rights violations during the colonial period were still vivid. However, in the draft constitution submitted to the states for ratification relatively few basic rights were included. A number of prominent Americans were alarmed at the omission of individual liberties in the proposed constitution. George Mason, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights, refused to sign the document, as did Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Aware of the lack of these provisions, George Washington urged Congress in his first inaugural address to propose amendments that offered "a reverence for the characteristic rights of freemen and a regard for public harmony." Motivated by these leading Americans, Congress responded by submitting Amendments to the Constitution providing for essential civil liberties.
Primary History - Vikings