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Campaign Ad Critique	Lesson Plan
Students learn a lesson in media literacy! http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2091.shtml Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12 • Rating: 4  Votes: 6   Rate It

Differentiated Learning	Lesson Plan
12 cards with different activities for demonstrating understanding of any subject topic from a book to simple machines, to a U.S. region and its states. This appeals to different learning styles such as musical, social, creative, 3-D, computer literate, etc. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1697.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8 • Rating: 6  Votes: 17   Rate It

Election Results Map	Lesson Plan
Students analyze vote counts from each state to determine which candidate got the most popular votes in each state. They create maps with a color key to show the popular vote results. Older students use the maps and a chart to determine how many electoral votes each candidate received. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2088.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

Election Scavenger Hunt	Lesson Plan
Students hunt through newspapers and other news resources for a list of election-related news, photos, editorials, and more. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2085.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Rating: 7  Votes: 6   Rate It

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment	Lesson Plan
An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting! http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2087.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

If I Were President …	Lesson Plan
Students think critically about issues in the current election campaign. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2090.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Rating: 6  Votes: 6   Rate It

Know Your Local Government

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The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to the local government structure and the people in the various power positions. They will see day to day activities that directly affects their lives, and ways people can influence the actions of these people in power. Where they can see day to day progress or activities on behalf of this level of government that affects their lives. http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_Government/GOV... Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Rating: 8  Votes: 7   Rate It

PBS Democracy Project	Lesson Plan
A collection of lesson plans to use in your classroom during the election year and beyond http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/educators/index.html Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8 • Rating: 9  Votes: 11   Rate It

Take a Stand!	Lesson Plan
Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process! http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2092.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

Terms of Office!	Lesson Plan
Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2094.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

What Are the Important Issues?	Lesson Plan
Students determine the most important issue of the current campaign. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2093.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

American President	Resource Site
Extensive presidential and electoral history, election coverage and a lively student magazine. http://www.americanpresident.org/ Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12   Rate It

White House for Kids	Resource Site
Features Where is the White House?, The History of the White House, Historic Moments of the Presidency, Kids in the White House, Pets in the White House, Our President, Write to the White House, Inside the White House - A Newsletter for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

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