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The Election:
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The primaries and the political conventions are behind us now. The election campaign and the vote lie ahead. The lessons in this Education World resource are aimed at helping teachers capitalize on this once-every-four-years "teachable moment." Included: Lessons for teaching about the Electoral College and the importance of voting, plus a unique approach to staging a classroom debate about election issues!
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- 2008 Election (Washington Post)
- Election Center 2008 (CNN)
- Election Guide 2008 (New York Times)
- Politics (USA Today)
- Campaign '08 (Christian Science Monitor)
- Election Guide (C-SPAN)
- Vote 2008 (PBS Online NewsHour)
- America's Election HQ (Fox News)
Following are a list of the ten lessons we provide today. Click on the lesson headline below to access a complete teaching resource! (Notations in parentheses indicate approximate grade levels for each activity.)
Election Scavenger Hunt
Students hunt through newspapers and other news sources for election-related "treasures." (K-12)
Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment
An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting! (3-12)
Election Results Map
Students create color-keyed maps showing election night returns. (K-12)
Campaign Ad Critique
Students learn a lesson in media literacy! (6-12)
Take a Stand!
Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process! (3-12)
What Are the Important Issues?
Students determine the most important issue of the current campaign. (3-12)
Terms of Office
Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms. (3-12)
The Electoral College
When has the Electoral College been a deciding factor in an election? (3-12)
Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They?
Students graph the presidents' ages at inauguration. Who was the youngest president? the oldest? (K-8)
If I Were President…
Students think critically about issues in the current election campaign. (K-12)
Related Articles from Education World
- Use Editorial Cartoons to Teach About Elections Past and Present
- Why Teach Current Events?
- America's Freedom Documents!
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Last updated 08/19/2010
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