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Methods for Activating Lessons in Politics

Example: Group puzzle on the institutions of the European Union

The pupils use this group puzzle to work out basic information on the five most important bodies of the European Union and their interrelationship. The materials on the five groups is available as a pdf-file for download:
 
bullet European Commission agent [pdf, 45 kb]
bulletCouncil of the European Union (Council of Ministers) [pdf, 45 kb]
bullet European Parliament [pdf, 45 kb]
bullet European Council [pdf, 45 kb]
bullet European Court of Justice [pdf, 45 kb]

Further background information on the EU institutions can be found in the Main Subject Group "European Union".

Note

Many other group puzzles can be prepared and played using the information and teaching material on D@dalos. Examples could be:

bullet Main Subject Group "Democracy":
Group puzzle on the core elements of a democratic state (Basic Course 3);
6 groups: voting, parliament, government, opposition, assignment of power, rule of law
 
bullet Main Subject Group "United Nations":
Group puzzle on the main bodies of the United Nations (Basic Course 3);
5 groups: Security Council, UN General Assembly, Secretary General, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice
 
bullet Main Subject Group "Examples / Models":
Group puzzle on all or a selection of the personalities presented, for instance according to a prescribed pattern;
3 to 7 groups: Mahatma Gandhi, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King etc.

[Authors: Ragnar Müller/Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schumann]

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