Uncle Sam and You (2012)
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Editions
The 4th edition features new and updated lessons related to election integrity, decisions of the Supreme Court, and international relations. The curriculum includes updated statistics and many new photographs, illustrations, and charts. The companion volume of readings, We Hold These Truths, includes some new selections.
None of the components from this edition are compatible with previous editions of the curriculum.
For the 2016 edition, Ray Notgrass made a major revision and update to the text, which was printed in full color with a hardback binding. The curriculum had a completely new layout with hundreds of color photos and illustrations, a new optional English/literature half-year credit, hands-on project and writing ideas for every unit, and a completely revised Student Review Pack designed for ease of use. The Student Review Pack for this edition is available for purchase as a digital download.
The 2008 paperback edition had a completely redesigned page layout with many new illustrations. Author Ray Notgrass made some changes to the text, but the lesson content was essentially the same as the original edition. The Quiz and Exam Pack for this edition is available for purchase as a digital download.
There is only one edition of Uncle Sam and You, released in 2012. We made minor updates throughout the curriculum after the 2016 and 2020 elections, but all of the components are still compatible with each other.
Corrections
Unit 1 - Lesson 2
On page 10, the text says that Vermont was the first state that did not touch the Atlantic Ocean. This is incorrect. Pennsylvania does not actually touch the Atlantic Ocean, but it has access to the Atlantic via the Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
Unit 14 - Lesson 68
The Student Workbook page for Lesson 68 is on The Office of Vice President. Question 6 asks "Whose was the first bust in the Vice Presidential Bust Collection?" When we made some updates after the 2016 election, we removed the answer to that question from page 360 in Part 1 so that we could add photos of Vice President Mike Pence. We failed to change the question in the Student Workbook.
Unit 15 - Lesson 71
Boys ages 9-12 can participate in Little League, but only those who are 11 and 12 (or turn 13 during the summer) can play in the Little League World Series (page 368).
Unit 18 - Lesson 88
The Bible verse for the Thinking Biblically assignment should match the verse at the end of the lesson--Proverbs 15:19 (page 583).
Unit 23 - Lesson 112
The letter for the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank should be shown with its number 10. The letter is "J" (page 709).
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