Series

Bitesize Education

9 episodes

Short animated "… Explained" lessons that take one everyday idea and walk a class through it plainly, in a friendly voice that talks straight to the kids. This civics and citizenship set is the opening stretch: what a community really is and how to spot and meet a real need in it, how rights and responsibilities balance each other, why we have government and what its local, state and federal levels each do, how we choose local leaders and vote wisely, and the long road an idea travels to become a law. Each runs about five or six minutes with clear examples, quick on-screen checks, and a question or two left for the room.

what this series covers

What Bitesize Education covers

9 episodes in the library, tagged for 3rd–6th. Heaviest coverage: Social Studies. Between them they line up with 14 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

3rd: 5
4th: 9
5th: 9
6th: 4

Episodes per subject

Social Studies: 9

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 13

D2.Civ.1.3-5Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.
D2.Civ.11.6-8Differentiate among procedures for making decisions in the classroom, school, civil society, and local, state, and national government in terms of how civic purposes are intended.
D2.Civ.12.6-8Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.
D2.Civ.13.3-5Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.
D2.Civ.2.3-5Explain how a democracy relies on people's responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.
D2.Civ.14.3-5Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.

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D2.Civ.14.6-8Compare historical and contemporary means of changing societies, and promoting the common good.
D2.Civ.3.3-5Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.
D2.Civ.4.3-5Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect freedoms.
D2.Civ.5.3-5Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.
D2.Civ.6.3-5Describe ways in which people benefit from and are challenged by working together, including through families, workplaces, voluntary organizations, and government.
D2.Civ.8.3-5Identify core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide government, society, and communities.
D2.Civ.9.6-8Compare deliberative processes used by a wide variety of groups in various settings.