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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students test their grasp of election vocabulary with a quick BINGO game! They create a glossary of election terms or an ABCs of Elections book and add new election-related terms as they encounter them. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students hunt through newspapers for a list of election-related news, photos, editorials, etc. They are challenged to search various resources to collect items on a scavenger hunt list. Students must find eight out of the ten things on the list. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms. They explore the Election Comic Strip at Vocabulary University and write definitions for and illustrate each word they receive. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students build an election campaign around their favorite TV characters. They acquire knowledge about candidates, slogans, qualifications, and voting using the activities in this lesson. Thus, they simulate the election process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students explore through a hands-on experiment why voting is important. They examine the potential impact of deciding not to vote. They they have the opportunity to vote in a mock presidential election if they choose to. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students explore a variety of editorial cartoons. They discuss and share the meanings of those cartoons and create an editorial cartoon on an issue of their choice. They explore political cartoons about the current election. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students act as elected officials who must make decisions that will make someone unhappy. They consider five bills that are up for vote in light of the contributions that many special-interest groups made to their campaigns. Students justify their vote on each bill. They write a brief essay in which they share what they learned from doing this role-play activity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 10th
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Students create a graphic organizer to illustrate the steps elected representatives must take to make a new law. Included: Student work sheet and role-play ideas. Students use their graphic organizers to write a paragraph briefly explaining the bill to law process. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students participate in a role play revolving around political elections. The roles of candidate, campaign manager, and journalist emphasized in this activity. Students listen to candidate interviews that are available online. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze the 2008 presidential primaries by reading and discussing the New York Times Upfront article "Primary Matters." They complete a KWL chart, complete a handout, read the article and answer comprehension questions, and conduct an inquiry into the election using a variety of online resources. Full Review »
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