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Free 7th grade elections - voting lessons
I Do Solemnly Swear...(Statistics Project)
This is a statistics project that can be modified to fit grades 6 to 12. This can also be done by hand or in excel. It would be a great assignment to use as a unit project or as a group presentation. It is a cross curriculum activity that will combine history and math together to give the kids a great way to explore box and whisker plots, bar graphs, pie charts, and more. Because this is statistics, you can change the way the graphs are created to fit the need of the course you are teaching!
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6th - 12th
Confederation: Historical Background - WORKSHEET
**THIS IS AN INSTANT DOWNLOAD**This FREE worksheet includes a single page from our Confederation title.This Reading Passage gives information on the historical background of the Confederation of Canada. This worksheet can be used on its own, or paired with the individual resource. And the best part is, it's FREE.************************************************************************About the full resource, Confederation:Canadian history is brought to the forefront with our unit on the Confedera
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7th - 8th
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Election polls: are they helpful?
Over the next year, many countries will hold elections to decide who their new leaders will be. In the run-up to these elections, polls will share information about the popularity of candidates and make predictions about who might win.Use this one-hour Headline resource to help your students:Understand why elections and polls are often in the newsDebate whether polls are useful during electionsDiscuss what could make polls more reliable
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5th - 12th
Civics MIND MAP POSTER - Separation of Powers, Constitutional Monarchy Australia
Keep a consistent frame of reference to all the key powers during your Civics unit!★ This download is part of my Junior Secondary Civics and Governance unit. Purchase the entire unit for a comprehensive, clear and easy Civics sequence!It covers:ConstitutionMonarchGovernor GeneralSeparation of PowersParliamentHigh CourtCitizensProvided in PDF format.
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6th - 9th
Student Council Elections
Student Council elections can be fun, but can also lead to conflict in the classroom. By incorporating Student Council elections into your Social Studies curriculum, you can engage the entire class. This allows you to focus on building community with the class as a whole, versus rushing through a time that is full of great teachable moments.
I have also included a page of suggested projects your Student Council can run once the election is over.
I have included part of my Student Council c
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5th - 7th
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Perceiving Presidential Debates
There is a long history of debates in American politics, but in a world filled with campaign ads, direct emails, Facebook fan pages, and twitter followers, what is the debate really for? The value of these debates lies in the candid view we have of the candidates. Facebook statuses are written by campaign aides, and speeches are written by teams of writers who fit their messages specifically for their audiences. Televised debates offer one of the few opportunities when the public gets to see the
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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The 1932 Election with Hey Arnold!
Present the big election of 1932 through the context of Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold! Students will be filling out graphic organizer describing the characters Mr. Simmons and Mr. Wartz, then draw comparisons to the historical figures Hoover and Roosevelt. Works great with nearly any secondary level for creating multiple connections to content!
This lesson will cover the election of 1932 between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We will more closely look into the political ideologies tha
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6th - 12th
Political Ideology - Janus Figure
Have students compare their political ideology using a Janus Figure. Students are to create consevative and liberal bodies that utilize current issues and propagnada to develop a two headed political figure. This activity can be adapted for American History or World History when comparing ideology types. For Example Free market vs communism.
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7th - 12th
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Social Media and Politics
This PowerPoint presentation will show your students how they can play a role in politics, even if they are under the age of 18! Through social media, everyone has a voice. You might choose to add graphics to enhance the learning experience. Also, the second page requires you to add your own quote.
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7th - 12th
Voting Rights and Voter ID Laws
In the Voting Rights and Voter ID Laws lesson, students interview family members or neighbors about their experiences voting, and then analyze real footage from polling locations in neighborhoods around the country. Students then learn about the history of voting rights in the United States, drilling deep into the modern controversies around Voter ID laws. Part of this lesson leverages materials from a great PBS lesson plan.For Google Docs and Slides links, please visit https://www.ctlessons.org
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5th - 9th
Fake News Exit Ticket
This is the Exit Ticket that goes with the Fake News lesson on my page.
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6th - 12th
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Voting Rights Restoration Social Studies Lesson
Look at a bill that would grant the right to vote in federal elections to formerly incarcerated people.Should the right to vote be something you can lose? If so, can it then be restored? Is this a decision best left to the states or the federal government? What are the consequences of disenfranchising those who have been through the criminal justice system?In this lesson, students will debate the Democracy Restoration Act and explore questions of mercy, justice, rule of law, racial inequality, a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Debate - Civics Government
In this activity your students will research and present a 'televised debate' 4-6 students will be candidates, 6-9 will be issue advisers who do research on specific topics and help prep their candidates, the rest of your students will be in groups who will use opensecrets.org to research how interest groups spend their money. These students will pick an interest group to represent and will create a commercial with props that they will 'air' during the class debate. The document includes the cla
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7th - 12th
Canadian Federal Government Structure
This explains everything for the way the Federal Government is structured with questions.
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5th - 8th
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Interest Group Brochure Rubric
This is a rubric I created for group work in my U.S. Government classroom. The students get into groups and create a name and symbol to represent their group. The groups then come up with things they want to change about their school, or whatever you prefer them to work with. They then have to come up with ways they will get their ideas and changes accomplished. You can give them the option to present to the class when completed.
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7th - 12th
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HISTORY - Current Event
When you give a student a wide open space to pick and chose what they want to do you just might be surprised what you get back. This simple assignment allows them to pick ONE newspaper article to summarize and do an illustration of about their state.
I know that here in Louisiana they may summarize our governor's problems, our budget, a state university spots team, our music, a legal issue, or .... I just do not know what.
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4th - 12th
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Voting Elections Mini Lesson
Great mini-lesson on the importance of voting! Many of my students are convinced that voting does not matter or affect them. I designed this lesson based on an in-class conversation and have had great success with it. It takes 20-30 minutes to do (including class discussions).
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7th - 10th
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Lesson Plan for Presidential Election Game
Battleground 2016 is a free game available on the iTunes store that simulates running the last eight weeks of the Presidential election. Players have to develop a weekly itinerary, "raise money" and plot their strategy. Chance news events and election day upsets are all part of the twists and turns of this very realistic game that helps students understand the electoral process and the modern American election.
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6th - 9th
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Presidential Elections: Interdependent Crossword Puzzles Activity
Have your students engage with the content and with one another in this authentic cooperative group activity!
This activity is structured to have your students be truly interdependent as they work together in their groups. Included is a thirty question STUDY GUIDE that they will go over together for about ten minutes prior to starting the lesson. Each group will then get five different CROSSWORD PUZZLES. No two CROSSWORD PUZZLES are exactly alike. Each CROSSWORD has twelve of the thirty
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6th - 12th
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Civicate. Civic Education. Civicate.org
Civicate.org provides 14 short non-partisan civic education videos and other resources targeted to middle school students or anyone who learns better through bite-sized videos. Nonpartisan, free, plays on any device. Topics include: The Three Branches, Constitution, Federalism, State & Local Government, Voting and Elections, 2020 Election, Participating Before 18, Democracy & Founding Ideas, Founding Fathers, Separation of Powers & Checks & Balances, Path to the Constitution, Lan
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6th - 9th
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Presidential Pamphlet
President, Presidential Seal, Constitutional Requirements
Students will create a color pamphlet in which they reinvent and label a more current version of the presidential seal. Also included in the pamphlet are the Constitutional requirements of the President and the student's own requirements...what qualities should a president possess? This is a great final lesson for a study of the President, or a fun sponge activity when students have completed other tasks. The document includes both si
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4th - 8th
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Civics Election Unit Plan
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: > Political Parties and their Platforms> Types of Elections > Types of Propaganda and Watchdogs> Influences in Government: Interest Groups, Lobbyists, PACs> How Citizens can Influence Government > 5 Day Mock Election ProjectThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the links to the free resources or my own cre
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7th - 8th
The U.S. Presidential Election: Anticipation Guide, Questions, Discussion
Excite your middle and high school History/Social Studies students about the upcoming presidential election through this easy-prep 10-page lesson: The U.S. Presidential Election: Anticipation Guide, Questions, Discussion. Anticipation Guides enhance students' purpose for reading, activate their prior knowledge, and create interest in the topic. This lesson will assess your students' current understanding of the election and will help you guide your instruction on the election. Students read "I
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Funny Money: Campaign Finance Curriculum
The lesson sequence, including a role play and handouts, help students to understand why money is important to candidates and the distorting effect it might potentially have on election outcomes. Students are introduced to rules about campaign finance, and older students read the foundational Supreme Court case limiting such rules. Finally, students have the opportunity to propose a new rule to limit the distorting effect of money.
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7th - 10th
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