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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Election: Editorial Cartoons
Create an editorial cartoon "museum" in your classroom; let students explore the many meanings of those cartoons and create cartoons of their own. Grades 3-12
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Campaign Ad Critique
Students analyze current campaign TV ads and literature. They identify the ad by "type." They learn to look beyond the ad to understand its intended purposes and its real content. Grades 6-12
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Candidate Debate
This lesson will introduce and develop the concept that an informed voter uses his/her voting power to support issues that are important to him/her.
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Could You Be President?
After exploring a ThinkQuest, students answer this question.
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Election Co-nection
Through a web quest, students create a candidate as they learn about the election process. Candidates run in a virtual election.
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Election Results Map
Students create color-keyed maps showing election night returns. Grades K-12
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Election Scavenger Hunt
Students hunt through newspapers and other news resources for a list of election-related news, photos, editorials, and more. Grades K-12
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Elections
This unit contains Favorite Links, Internet Activities, Lesson Plans, and Related Resources for K-5th grade classes learning about the election process.
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Electoral Versus Popular Vote
Students learn the workings of the Electoral College with this simple activity. Grades K-8
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Ethics in American Government
This activity provides exploration of ethical dilemmas which might face our present government officials.
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George Washington, the First President and Leader in Our Struggle for Independence
Younger students learn what makes a good leader, while also learning more about our first president.
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Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment
Students learn through a hands-on experiment why voting is important. They learn the potential impact of deciding not to vote. Grades 3-12
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Home-Made Political Parties
The purpose of this activity is to provide students with an understanding of the role of political parties in our democracy, by offering them an opportunity to participate in one of the primary activities of any party, writing a platform.
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If I Were President …
Students compose a brief essay telling what they would do to solve problems in the United States if they were elected president. Grades K-12
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Inaugural Classroom: The Presidential Inauguration in American Democracy
This unit includes four lessons using primary sources to examine continuity and change in the governing of the United States. The lesson plans are suitable for senior high school students.
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Inviting Candidates to Class
The purpose of having candidates speak is to show that politicians are people and that the students are old enough to decide who they want to represent them in the legislature. The best citizen is the best informed one.
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Know Your Local Government
The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to the local government structure and the people in the various power positions.
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Meet the Press
Students play the roles of candidate, campaign manager, and journalist in this activity. Grades 6-12
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Oral Reports through 'Personality Bags'
Students must find the major attributes of the personality in a biography and then apply it to an object for presentation. Grades 4-6
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Political Polls
Students will understand A) terms of polling B) philosophy of how polls are constructed C) how polls may be inaccurate D) how polls may be used.
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Presidental Interview: A Panel of Presidents
The past five and alive forum seeks to give students access to events that are historical and current. The characterization of the presidents is to present information about historical events that were played out in America's domestic and foreign policies.
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Presidential Elections: A Simulation
Through this activity, students will come to better recognize and understand U.S. presidential elections. Grades High School
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Presidential Eligibility
Could Ricky Martin be elected president? Sammy Sosa? Steven Spielberg? Students learn what requirements determine who can and can't run for president. Grades 3-12
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Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They?
Students graph the presidents' ages at inauguration. Who was the youngest president? the oldest? Grades K-8
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Reading the Election Results
Students use the final election results chart to respond to teacher-created questions. Grades 3-12
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