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Introductions to Elections and Government
Eighth graders explore the process of election. In this elections and government lesson, 8th graders complete a K-W-L chart and research the Internet to complete a fact sheet and report on to their peers. This lesson is day two of a two...
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Presidential Election One Year Away
Learners identify political parties, then read a news article about the 2008 election. In this current events lesson plan (written prior to the 2008 election), the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity,...
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Is Our Electoral System Fair?
In this U.K. government worksheet, learners study the electoral system of the United Kingdom as they read a 3 page article and complete up to 6 activities based on the topic. A debate form with 10 points pertaining to the topic is...
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United States Flag: Stars and Stripes
Young scholars study the symbols and history of the United States flag. In this United States flag lesson, students complete a KWL about the U.S. flag. Young scholars then visit a website to learn about the American flag and discuss the...
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Voting in Violence
Pupils create K/W/L (Know/Want to Know/Learned) charts to study the political violence following Kenya's 2008 presidential elections. They draw connections between this and other events currently taking place around the world.
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Presidential Trading Cards
Young scholars research the Internet to collect data about the US Presidents. They use the data that they collect along with available technology to produce trading cards and brochures using keyboarding skills, text boxes, acquiring...
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Barack Obama Worksheet
In this President Barack Obama activity, students match 20 words pertaining to the life of our current President with the phrases and facts that go with them.
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Database Detectives Solve a Mystery ~ Part 2
Students work together to solve a classroom mystery. They collect and organize their information into databases. They educate the school on how databases benefit life in a democracy.
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored
In this English learning exercise, learners read "Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.