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Elementary elections - voting project microsofts
Levels of Government
Federal, State, and Local Governments are made simple for your students with this PowerPoint. I use the first part of the power point after the students learn about the constitution in the fall, and then show the whole thing in the spring when students campaign and are elected for the Leadership Class the following year.Add your own state, local, and school governments to the slides.This aligns with the Common Core State Standards:3.SL.33.SL.43.SL.63.W.45.SL.35.SL.45.SL.65.W.48.SL.38.SL.48.SL.68
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Political Parties and Federal Elections in Canada - Unit and Mock Election
The following mini-unit was created in line with Strand B of the Grade 5 Ontario Social Studies curriculum. However, this lesson sequence is adaptable to many grades and curriculum expectations across Canada. Below, you will find the big ideas and framing questions for this mini-unit:How the Federal election works in Canada (slideshow)Bias in political mediaPolitical parties - exploring political parties in Canada and student affiliations (inquiry-based learning and online quiz, including a refl
Grades:
4th - 8th
Election Scrapbook Project & PPT
Election Scrapbook Project & PPT is a hands-on approach to the upcoming elections. Students will create a scrapbook that is divided into sections such as... "Meet the Candidates" which allows students to get to know each candidate, their platforms, political advertisements and much more. I have also included a rubric and a powerpoint to explain the project step-by-step. This scrapbook turns into a great piece of history for each student which they can treasure forever.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Mock Presidential Campaign and Election Activity
Introduce your students to the presidential campaign process with this interactive activity. As a group, your students will create a political party, nominate a presidential candidate, write a party platform, create materials to advertise their chosen candidate, create a slogan for their party, as well as campaign posters, buttons, and a song.Click here to subscribe to my newsletter and receive a FREE game!
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4th - 10th
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Pebble Go Companion Presidents Research Booklet Interactive Notebook
This download includes a list of all U.S. Presidents, a 5 tiered booklet with editable tabs in PowerPoint, and a cover page with each president. I use this with Pebble Go in my 2nd Grade Classroom. It is not necessary if you have other means of research. I keep track of which president my students are researching on the list provided as I like each of my students to research a different president. This works perfectly with Pebble Go. I have my students research and write 1-3 facts per each ca
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Partis Politiques et Élections Fédérales au Canada - Unité et Élection Simulée
La mini-unité suivante a été créée conformément au volet B du programme d'Études Sociales de l'Ontario de 5e année. Cependant, cette séquence de cours est adaptable à de nombreuses années et attentes du programme d'études à travers le Canada. Ci-dessous, vous trouverez les grandes idées et les questions de cadrage pour cette mini-unité :Comment les élections fédérales marchent au Canada (diaporama)Partis politiques - explorer les partis politiques au Canada et les affiliations des élèves (appren
Grades:
4th - 8th
Who Should Be The Next President Project
This is a fun project I created for the kids to determine who should be the next president. It uses Ariana Grande to gauge their interest. Comes with an example presentation and a check list.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Election project with debate scorecard,campaign ads...
HUGE Election Project!!!!! This project can go with any election, but is perfect for the Presidential Election in 2012. Extra resources included, such as Debate scorecard, campaign ads...
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4th - 12th
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Local Elections and You
A short research project designed to have students research local election candidates for mayor and town council. Could be expanded upon to talk about provincial/state or federal elections, but would need to be fleshed out a bit more.
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5th - 12th
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Mock Election Project- Debate Questions
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes sample debate questions for the class president and vice president debates. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The bund
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5th - 12th
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Leadership Election at Your School
• This PowerPoint is for your school, or grade level, Election Day. It can be used for Student Council, or Leadership, or even “Teacher of the Day”.
• Put Candidates pictures in the order they will be giving speeches. Have their picture up when they are talking.
1. Introduction: Remind students that an election is for choosing the best candidate and they are responsible to deciding who that leader will be. Encourage students to take notes so they can make a wise decision.
2. Candidates give spe
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Presidential Nominations
In this presentation, the students will learn what it takes to be a candidate for the presidency of the United States along with the legalities and historical facts about past figures that contended for the presidency. It also contains footage of actual events that surround American politics. The presentation concludes with a major project that puts the student in the driving seat of a political presidential candidacy.
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Voting Rights
With Election 2012 coming up I begin working on a unit based around the election a couple of weeks ago. We launched with a discussion around voting rights and how they changed since the United States was founded. I created this powerpoint to help lay it out in an easier format to look at!
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K - 5th
Kindergarten Lollipop Election
Almost everything a Pre-K-2 teacher needs to create an authentic voting experience for young children including five days of literature related mini-lessons and hands-on cooperative learning activities. Children will research their favorite colors in order to campaign for their favorite color lollipop. Children will create campaign posters and speeches using the open-ended, multi-level scaffolds provided. Meanwhile, they will learn how to work together, work with color words, practice phonetic s
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Mock Election Project- Campaign Manager Task Chart
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes the graphic organizer the campaign manager can use to help organize their group. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Mock Election Project
Election Project Prortfolio
This is a project for students to learn about the election and election process. Students will be required to put together a portfolio of all the information and will need access to computers. This is great to use for an election or just to teach kids about the election process.
I have used with Middle and High School students and usually takes 1- 1 1/2 weeks to complete.
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5th - 12th
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Government Project Choice Board
I assign several projects throughout the year, and I am a big believer in giving students choices.
I have provided a Civics/Government Project Choice Board. In my state, 4th graders have to learn about the government. This resource can be customized to fit your needs.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Vote for My Candidate
Students will get a chance to utilize their persuasive talents and creative ones too in trying to persuade students to vote for the candidate of their choice. They will design a poster as well as 6 political buttons. This could be done prior to the upcoming presidential election as well as before any elections to come. These would make a great bulletin board, wall, or hallway display.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
What is a Presidential Election?
This Powerpoint presentation is an informational powerhouse! It covers a wide array of informational about the election process. It can be used as first teaching for an introduction to presidential elections, or as a review for older grades who just need a refresher before a mock election. Topics covered include:
-What is government?
-What does government do?
-What are the branches of government?
-Who is the President?
-What does it take to be President?
-What is a Political Party?
-What is Con
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Grades:
1st - 7th
Election and Government Webquest
This is a webquest I came up with and designed for use in my 5th grade class for the current election. However, the webquest itself can be made to fit any election for any year. The website provided is one by Scholastic and all of the answers the students need will be on this site. It covers the candidates, the election itself (national, and local), and the electoral college. If you like it, please leave me some feedback on it! :)
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5th - 6th
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"Election 2020: The Path to the Presidency" PBL
In this Social Studies and Math project, students will be challenged to map out a path to the presidency for the candidate they feel will win the 2020 presidential election. Students will use the Internet to analyze past election results and current state-by-state polls/projections to make predictions about the 2020 Election Day results. My students are working on the project this week and they love its "real world" application. My colleagues have told me that every four years my students wil
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Student Government Class Government Job Descriptions & Expectations
This powerpoint will help explain to students the roles and job expectations of the various positions within your student or class government. Jobs included are: Class PresidentClass Vice PresidentClass Secretary of StateClass Secretary of Treasury Class Supreme Court JusticeThis is downloadable as a PowerPoint and fully editable.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Home Research Project of Significant Individual Australia's Democracy w/ Rubric
A home research project task that fits nicely in with the teaching of Australia as a Nation (History - NSW Curriculum outcomes and indicators). Students to research a significant individual who played a key role in Australian democracy. Comes with instructions for the task and a comprehensive marking rubric with 1, 2 and 3 star criteria.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Election Day: A voting/electoral college project
This take home project includes:
-a parent letter explaining the purpose of the project,
-detailed instructions for a short report and a 3D model,
-bubble map/graphic organizer to assist children with writing their report
-a rubric for grading the projects
-additional parent letter for the two children that the class nominates as candidates in the class election
-2 bubble maps/graphic organizers (one for a boy and one for a girl)
This is editable so that you can change the dates and requi
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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