Capitol Breakout

The government has shut down again! Congress is deadlocked. Use the clues on this page to figure out the combinations to each lock below to break out of the Capitol and reopen the government.

TN Standards:

Social Studies

  • 4.37 Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation including no power to tax, weak central government, and the impact of Shays’ Rebellion.

  • 4.41 Describe the principles embedded in the Constitution including: purposes of government listed in the Preamble, separation of powers, branches of government, check and balances, the amendment process, principle of judicial review, recognition of and protection of individual rights in the 1st Amendment

Math

  • 4.NF.B.4a Understand a fraction (a/b) as a multiple of (1/b) . For example, use a visual fraction model to represent (5/4) as the product 5 × (1/4) , recording the conclusion by the equation (5/4) = 5 x (1/4) .

  • 4.MD.A.2 Solve one- or two-step real-world problems involving whole number measurements with all four operations within a single system of measurement including problems involving simple fractions

Reading

  • 4.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

  • 4.FL.VA.7a.iii Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

ISTE Standards

  • 1d Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

  • 3c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

  • 5c Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.