Interactive
iCivics

I Civics: Win the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
In this virtual simulation game, student will run their own Presidential campaign. Students will raise compaign funds, poll voters, launch media campaigns, making personal appearances, and monitor electoral medeals
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Endgame: Ethics and Values in America

For Students 9th - 10th
At this interactive site from PBS, viewers enter the lives of fictional characters who are forced to make critical decisions about their roles in a fatal car crash. A variety of media--video, polling, and audio interviews with an expert...
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Other

The Courtald Institute of Art: Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and pictures of art and architecture from around the world, including artist's works, interviews, links to further information, and polls and discussions about art. Some features of the website require free registration.
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
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Other

Babycenter: Pregnancy Complications

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles on conditions and complications that can affect pregnancy. Also includes one video, several bulletin boards, and polls.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Sampling the Electorate

For Students 9th - 10th
As the pollster for candidate Higgins, you need to know how she is faring with different groups. Read her political profile, view the demographic profile of the city, decide on the groups to poll, review the results and learn about...
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Other

Nes Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 1948, the National Election Studies group has been polling Americans on public policy issues. Information is presented statistically and graphically on a wide range of topics involved in the "flow of public opinion and electoral...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7 Sp Mr. Brigg's Class Likes Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A multi-step performance task word problem: In a poll of Mr. Briggs's math class, 67% of the students say that math is their favorite academic subject. The editor of the school paper is in the class, and he wants to write an article for...
Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Across Usa, Anger Building Over Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from May, 2006, goes across the country to get responses to the rising gas prices. There are also poll results and a photo slideshow that accompanies this article.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Inside the Animal Mind

For Students 9th - 10th
Venture into the minds of animals and explore their intelligence and emotions. Listen to the experts, play activities, and participate in an online poll.
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The Washington Post

The Washington Post: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post provides the latest news, issues, and events surrounding U.S. politics today. The wealth of information found here includes top stories, transcripts, party perspectives, poll watchers, video, audio, and more. PLEASE...
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a top-ten list of the greatest mystery movies of all time, as chosen through a poll of leaders in the creative community. Number one is "Vertigo," which was released in 1958.
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten (Historical) Epics

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest historical epic movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "Lawrence of Arabia" which was...
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Science Fiction Films

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this top ten list of the greatest science fiction movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "2001: A Space Odyssey" which was released in 1968.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Gangster

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest gangster movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Godfather" which was released in 1972.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Westerns

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Western movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Searchers" which was released in 1956.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Fantasy Films

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest fantasy movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Wizard of Oz" which was released in 1939.
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Courtroom Dramas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Courtroom Drama movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "To Kill a Mockingbird" which was...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will also...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Do You Need to Know to Vote in Alabama?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Registering to vote, gathering information about the candidates, and casting a vote at the polls are vital parts of the process of selecting elected officials. Students will understand how the registration process works and how to cast...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream !

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Fun and yummy lesson to do on a sunny spring afternoon. Have the students take a poll of their favorite choice of ice cream and create a bar graph showing the information. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Choosing How to Get Paid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore and compare common payment methods and pay periods that employers use. They apply their learning by voting on their preferred methods in a class poll. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Survey Skills: Assessment

For Teachers 1st Standards
Today we become Gallup Poll central as students take a set of collected data and create a visual representation using the skills that have been taught over the past few lessons.

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