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Youngzine

Youngzine: u.s. Elections 2016: What Are Opinion Polls?

For Students 9th - 10th
What are opinion polls? Which opinions count? What do the numbers tell us and how reliable are they? Find out in this brief article and video.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Election 2016: Presidential Poll Tracker

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today news source on the presidential election provides coverage of the 2016 polls.
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iCivics

I Civics: The Poll Picture (Infographic)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this infographic to show the process of surveying from pollster to prediction. Learners will engage with the concept of sampling and gain a better understanding of the purpose of public opinion polls.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Poll Results: The Election of 1936

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an interesting look at three of the issues debated in the 1936 election. See a poll taken in 2002 by American Experience to see how a contemporary audience would have voted based on those issues in 1936.
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Other

History of Massachusetts: Henry Thoreau Arrested for Nonpayment of Poll Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Thoreau left a legacy for people to listen to and defend their consciences. He felt strongly against taxes and avoided as many as possible, but could not escape the poll tax. This is a concise publication identifying Thoreau's...
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CBS

Cbs News: Poll: 1 in 5 Teens Use Web to Cheat

For Students 9th - 10th
Poll results of teen computer use interviews. Results are also graphed for the article. Links to related articles and video reports accompany this June 2006, article. The site also offers today's live news feed.
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CBS

Cbs News Polls: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
May, 2006, poll results of President George W. Bush's approval rating.
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Other

Poll Everywhere: Live Audience Polling

For Students 9th - 10th
Take polls in your school or classroom, church or team with "Poll Everywhere" by using cell phones or the web. 30 votes a month are free, there are fees for any more than that.
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Other

Polling report.com

For Students 9th - 10th
How's the President doing? What do people think of the death penalty? Who will win the next election? This polling site offers the results of a number of national polls on a variety of topics. Most are current and include tables and charts.
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Other

Polling report.com

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This non-partisan site reports the results of the latest national public opinion polls. Constantly updates and informational.
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Other

Real Clear Politics: Polls: Election 2016 Presidential Polls

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with news and information on the polls of the 2016 presidential campaign.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1199: Gallup Poll

For Students 9th - 10th
An informal, almost light-hearted, discussion of two of the great historical failures of public polling experts. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Quick Stats With Quick Poll

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It's so simple. Since Quick Poll gives a bar graph when a poll is taken, the teacher can use these graphs to do all kinds of neat statistical manipulations with the students.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: 24th Amendment Ends Poll Tax

For Students 3rd - 8th
This 2-page article provides a brief explanation of the Poll Tax and the eventual Amendment that abolished it.
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Snip and Snap and the Poll Parrot

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Snip and Snap and the Poll Parrot", written circa 1914 by George C. Mason, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 12 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections: Polling Places

For Students 3rd - 5th
What happens at the polling locations during Presidential elections? Find out by completing this short exercise.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Art of Creating a Poll

For Students 9th - 10th
You are the head of the Public Relations committee for your hometown Waste Removal Department. Create a poll for your department to find out how the public feels about waste incineration.
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Tour Costa Rica

Info Costa Rica: Claudia Poll (Olympic Gold Medalist)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Costa Rian Olympic gold medalist in swimming Claudia Poll in this biography about the athlete and Costa Rican natonal heroine.
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BBC

Bbc: Ukraine Gripped by Poll Turmoil

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the tension and the unrest in Ukraine following the country's 2004 election. (November 22, 2004)
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Other

Melanet.com: Va. Poll Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the Virginia Poll Tax and the woman who challenged the tax all the way to the Supreme Court and won.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The 24th Amendment Ended the Poll Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
Some American citizens were never able to exercise their voting rights because of the poll tax. Learn about the intentions behind prohibiting poor Americans from voting, and how the 24th Amendment to the Constitution banned the poll tax.
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Other

Real Clear Politics:national 2004 Presidential Race Polls

For Students 9th - 10th
All the different presidential poll results are featured here in one spot. There are different charts for different polls.
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Other

Info Poll Library: Templates for Surveys/polls

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site that offers sample survey forms for customer satisfaction, employee, automobile, bank service surveys. Gives you an idea how surveys are created.
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BBC

Bbc News: Karzai Edges Ahead in Afghan Poll

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the initail results of the Afghan 2009 elections in which past leader, Hamid Karzai was the early leader.Violence erupted as the people awaited the final results not due for several more weeks. (August 25, 2009)

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