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More Than Mock Elections

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a presidential campaign story. In this presidential campaign lesson, students produce, direct and act in their own campaign story. Stories focus on setting, characters, context, critical incidents, and concluding events.
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Presidential Election Crossword

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the clues about a presidential election. Students solve the 15 clues with words to crossword puzzle.
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Addressing the Nation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the leadership skills of Civil War leaders. In this American Civil War lesson, students describe attributes of effective leaders and then debate the effectiveness of leaders during the war.
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Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building Them

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the role of public opinion polls in America. In this public opinion polls instructional activity, students discover the steps of analyzing poles before they create and conduct their own polls.
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Elect Me! Creating a Campaign Platform and Video Commercial

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students conduct political campaigns. In this campaign investigation lesson, students research political parties and political offices. Students choose an office to run for and create election videos that incorporate propaganda techniques.
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Election Day

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this election day worksheet, students watch TV reports on election day and record the electoral votes at a given time. Students then predict who the winner will be.
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Make a Theme Song

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students listen to music and the different messages it sends and then they make a theme song for a campaign. In this theme song lesson plan, students learn about propaganda and the importance of music.
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The election of 1824

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explain why the election of 1824 was called the corrupt bargain and develop a better understanding of the Electoral College and see some of its flaws.
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A Dark Cloud Over the Sunshine State

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students provide their own solutions to the controversy over the ballots in Florida.
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Reading the Election Results

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students read a chart that shows results of the 1996 presidential election. They answer teacher created questions about the chart.
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The Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the issues that concern them and determine where they stand on each issue.
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The Electoral Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history and mechanics of the Electoral College and formulate opinions as to whether this institution should be preserved, modified or eliminated. They compare and contrast electoral and popular votes in the...
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What are the Qualifications to be President of the United States?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the qualifications necessary to be the president of the United States. They create a want-ad for this position using what they have learned about the qualifications.
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Campaign Finance Reform and Public Opinion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the issue of finance reform in political campaigns. Using the internet, they identify the positives and negatives of finance reform and research the problems associated with campaign fund-raising. They share their...
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The Right to Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this voting worksheet, students identify and discuss changes in voting rights throughout American history. Then, they identify why voting is an important right for Americans. Finally, students create voting bookmarks instead of or in...
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Rational Root Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
In this polynomial learning exercise, students use factoring to simplify polynomials and identify its rational roots. Explanations and examples are provided. This two-page learning exercise contains ten problems.
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Voting Systems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this voting systems worksheet, students read story problems and then use various methods to determine the probable winner of an election. They use the Plurality and Borda tables to determine outcomes. This two-page worksheet...
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 6th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the sentences and then use the context to determine the meaning of the word in bold. There are 4 questions on this worksheet.
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Fewer or Less

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjectives learning exercise, students review when to properly use the adjectives fewer or less in sentences and then complete ten sentences by filling in each blank with fewer or less.
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Confusing Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this confusing words worksheet, students complete 30 sentences with the words that are given, using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Worksheet 14: Condorcet Method

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Condorcet Method worksheet, students use the Condorcet and Borda Methods to determine the results of given election data. This two-page worksheet contains four multi-step problems.
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Worksheet 15: Sequential & Hare Methods

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Sequential and Hare Method worksheet, students determine the results of elections from given sets of information. They use either the Sequential or Hare Method to determine the outcome. Students justify their answers. This...
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Vocabulary and Context Clues 1

For Students 5th - 7th
In this vocabulary and context clues worksheet, students examine 20 sentences looking for clues about the meanings of the boldfaced words in each. Students identify the words that define the boldfaced words by underlining them. In...
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Ronald Reagan and the New Conservatism (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history activity, learners respond to 15 matching questions regarding the Reagan presidency and 1980's America. Students may check their answers immediately

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