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United States Senate Floor Proceedings - United States Senate

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6 to 12
 
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This site is a section of the more extensive U.S. Senate website, reviewed here that provides live video of sessions from the floor of the United States...more
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This site is a section of the more extensive U.S. Senate website, reviewed here that provides live video of sessions from the floor of the United States Senate. The Floor Schedule below the video feed provides information on the daily schedule of proceedings. Other information on this page shares links to congressional records with transcripts of previous Senate sessions.

tag(s): branches of government (65), debate (42), politics (118), senate (10)

In the Classroom

Save this link as a favorite when teaching lessons on government and the legislative branch. Use FigJam, reviewed here for students to share observations by adding sticky notes with their thoughts during the viewing session. Use a widget in Figjam to create a poll and ask students how they would vote on a specific issue discussed during their viewing session. Extend learning by setting up a classroom debate or mock session on a similar or current topic. Ask students to role-play as senators, then draft and debate their mini-bills while using this lesson as an opportunity to teach students how to debate respectfully. When prepared, have students create a podcast to share their points of view individually or as a podcast of the class debate. Free podcast creation tools include Buzzsprout, reviewed here and Spotify for PodCastors, reviewed here.