Curated OER
To Move or Not to Move? Decision Making and Sacrifice
Students examine the motivations that prompted people to move westward during the 19th century. They take on the role of an average citizen and weigh the costs and benefits of making such a move and decide if they would have participated...
Curated OER
Behavior=Values=Reputation
Students investigate the method of transmission of STD's, treatments, and cures. They discuss the effect of these diseases on others' reputations and create skits to highlight these concerns.
Curated OER
California Primary 2000
Students explore the open primary system and the candidates that appeared on the ballot in California's Presidential Primary in 2000. A variety of issues and sites are explored and form the focus of this instructional activity.
Curated OER
Authors Slide Show
Students conduct Internet research about an author. They complete a title slide for that author which includes a picture of the author and a recording of the student's voice introducing the slide. All slides then be compiled into a class...
Curated OER
Behind the Ad: The Process of Producing a Political Commerical
Young scholars examine how advertisements are produced for political campaigns. In groups, they view various examples of different advertisements and create their own ad by completing the steps listed in the lesson plan. They share...
Curated OER
Chicago Questionnaire
High schoolers critically investigate the issues surrounding the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. They conclude if dropping the bombs was a correct decision or not and support their conclusions with documentation. Students tie in...
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M&M Statistics
Students determine the difference between guessing and making a prediction. They discuss what they could graph using a bag of M&M's. They take a Raw data sample and convert it into a sample. They graph the actual results and combine...
Curated OER
Constitution Day: The 1965 Alabama Literacy Test
Tenth graders examine the United States Constitution. In this American Government lesson, 10th graders read excerpts from President Johnson's speech to Congress and parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. ...
Curated OER
NAFTA Trade Unit
Students research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. For this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
Curated OER
Antisemitism
Eighth graders explore antisemitism and propaganda and stereotypes. They make connections to current-day antisemitism, racism, prejudice and bigotry.
Other
National Council for the Social Studies: Political Polling in Past and Present
Students will examine several historical elections where the results may have been different if there had been political polling at that time. Read background on polls impact on elections, study each given election and answer questions...
Other
Ncpp: 20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results
The NCPP site asks 20 questions journalists should consider when using poll information. Click on each question to get a discussion of the answer. A click on a sidebar gives analysis of polls from elections from 1936 to present.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
This site is useful because it offers a database of over 300,000 questions asked on surveys since the 1930s. Also contains Latin American and Japanese data bank retrieval system as well. Listing of general social surveys 1972-1998.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Public Opinion: Voice of the People
Examine public opinion and the various means in which to collect it as well as how the government uses the opinions collected. This resource offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pet Poll: A Taste Test for Fluffy and Fido
In this mammalian biology science fair project, students will determine which brand, type, or flavor of treats their pet prefers. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Voting Machines: Do Electronic Machines Improve the Process?
Features a place for an extensive look at the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?" The topic is thoroughly discussed and is divided into issues with responses in a pro-con format. Includes links to much...
Other
Debate Central: Learn About Debating
This web site has debate information on how to debate, how to judge, how to coach, how to be a better speaker and how to research.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Cast Your Vote!
Cast your vote and answer some questions on the accuracy, usefulness, and impact of polls. Then read about what role polls play in an election.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Who Lives in America?
Activity asking students to poll peers to investigate where they are from. Includes graphs of immigration patterns and corresponding questions.
Digital History
Digital History: Constitutional Quiz
See the questions about the Constitution that have been asked in recent polls.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Representing Our Own Surveys
After developing a survey questions and polling their classmates (in yesterday's lesson plan), 1st graders will now find a way to represent their findings and write a statement about what they noticed.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Active Parenting Session 1 Votes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to supplement the comprehensive program designed by Michael Popkin, Ph.D. Using the Activotes along with the published PowerPoint presentation, the facilitator can ask...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Active Parenting Session 2 Votes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to supplement the comprehensive program designed by Michael Popkin, Ph.D. Using the Activotes along with the published PowerPoint presentation, the facilitator can ask...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Active Parenting Session 3 Votes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to supplement the comprehensive program designed by Michael Popkin, Ph.D. Using the Activotes along with the published PowerPoint presentation, the facilitator can ask...