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Elections - voting simulations under $5
The Electoral - College Simulation Activity - Civics - Print & Digital
This is a fun and engaging activity simulating a mock Presidential election. Students will be able to really “see” how the Electoral College works and have fun in the process. All teacher preparation and student instructions are included. Both print and digital versions are included.Buyer Feedback:"This was a well-designed activity that has students directly engaging with data and helps them predict the newest election. I will use this every year. VERY GOOD PURCHASE!"This purchase includes the
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â EXECUTIVE Branch BUNDLE | U.S. Presidency | Print & Digital | Civics
President Election Campaign Game: iCivics Win the White House Game Reflection
How does a presidential candidate go about campaigning, winning the election, and then becoming the next President? What's with the electoral college anyway? This game has proven to be an excellent way for students to comprehend what a candidate needs to go through in order to become the next President. From taking stances on issues, giving speeches, and traveling to various states, students will take the role of candidate and do their best to win the most electoral votes and become the next Pr
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Political Parties-Two-Party System: Warm-Up, Lecture Notes, and Simulation
This product includes two days of lessons that will teach your students all about America's two-party system. The product includes a warm-up prompt, an editable 16-slide power point presentation about our political party system (with video links), student cloze notes, and a political party simulation that will bring the two-party system to life for your students. The simulation comes with detailed instructions to carry out the activity in your classes. The process and discussion questions will s
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8th - 12th
Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
Candy Bar Elections
Looking for a mini unit to teach students about the election process? Look no further. . .With candy bar elections, students hold primaries and a general election while persuading their classmates to vote for the best candy in the "Chocolate" or "Chewy" parties.Includes election vocabulary, introduction to the election process, and a rubric for persuasive speech.If you like this, teach your students about the Presidential candidates with our "Election Extravaganza"Please rate this product &
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3rd - 6th
4th Grade Statehood Simulation! (3 Steps to Statehood Activity Set)
Emerge 4th grade students in the 3 step process of statehood with this interactive statehood social studies simulation activity! Students will take turns acting out scenarios from various land areas making up the Northwest Territory in the late 1700’s. Students will use a deductive reasoning recording sheet to determine statehood based on specific requirements met through simulations and determine through an included background information sheet. This activity is directly aligned to the Ohio’
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
What is Gerrymandering? Lesson with Grid Activity
Looking for a plain way to teach what gerrymandering is and how it can silence the voices of many voters? Look no further! Using a simple grid simulation to show how states are divided into districts, students see how the shape of a district impacts the outcome of elections, representation, and power.
Included in this lesson are the main handout (2 pages), answer key, and practice grid. It is recommended that you make several copies of the practice grid and either laminate or slide into a shee
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7th - 12th
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2024 Presidential Mock Election for Middle/High School (Virtual/Remote/Hybrid)
This resource is a one-stop shop for running a school-wide 2024 mock presidential election. Voting is done digitally so it allows students to vote from anywhere during the allowed voting period. Election can be determined by a popular vote or by a simulated Electoral College.The resource includes:- A customizable Google Form election ballot with instructions- Instructions on running the mock election- Optional Lesson Plan for 2024 Presidential Election with worksheet/answer keyAlso, make sure to
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5th - 12th
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Canadian Election Simulation
Do you want to have your students experience what it is like to run a campaign in an election? Then this is the product for you! Get your students ready for the 2019 Federal Election! This simulation has students reflect on the classroom values that are important to them, form political parties and create a classroom mascot to represent those values. Students will have to create their campaign based on their platform. It all ends with a class vote and a winning mascot being chosen! What is incl
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â BC Social Studies MEGA Bundle for Grade 4 & 5
1860: A Mock Election Activity
The year is 1860. The country is deeply divided. The next president will either lead the country toward a peaceful resolution or a bitter civil war. Who will you choose?In this activity students examine background information about the four candidates running for president in 1860. After taking notes about each candidate, students vote in a mock election. Then they analyze the actual election results.Included in this download:1. Student handout for taking notes about each of the candidates
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6th - 9th
Civics Mock Election Ballot Template
*Used for non-election year project where students make their own candidates running for Senate. However, if you'd like, you could easily modify this for other election projects.
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7th - 8th
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Gerrymandering & Redistricting Simulation Game Full Lesson
In the Gerrymandering & Redistricting Simulation Game, students will learn about the basics of redistricting and gerrymandering, then practice the concept on practice worksheets, before finally taking part in a fictional scenario in which they must gerrymander a map to benefit their political party.This is a full lesson that comes with a background reading, practice worksheets, and the gerrymandering simulation. This is a great way to teach a complex concept to students and then immediately
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7th - 10th
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Candy Bar Elections
A great way to have students learn how we decide WHO to vote for without getting political. There are three candy bar candidates and students will learn where they stand on the following issues: Nutritional Value, Ingredients, and Overall Appeal. There is a short text on the history of the candy bar, a nutrition slide and a commercial to help students decide which is the best candidate. What if someone is allergic to nuts in your family? Or gluten-free? Maybe that will sway your vote. Or m
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3rd - 5th
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Roles & Responsibilities of Citizens Around the World Fortune/Misfortune
Fortune/Misfortune is one of Bill Perryman’s, author of 7 Steps to a Language Rich Interactive Classroom, “The Games People Play.” This interactive activity allows students to simulate traveling around the world to eight different countries learning about the different roles and responsibilities of citizens. Some students will get lucky on their travels while others will face devastating misfortune!
Included in this activity is numerous critical thinking and thought provoking questions, o
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5th - 12th
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The Election Process: How a President Gets Elected Notes and Simulation Activity
The President of the United States holds perhaps the single highest individual rank in the country. The role of the president includes being the chief executive, commander in chief ceremonial head of state, among others. The road to becoming president is difficult. First, you must win a primary vote of your political party (primaries), then the National Convention vote for your political party and finally the general election vote of the country through the electoral college. With this activity,
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6th - 10th
Biden foreign policy simulation
This product was updated April 22, 2021. . It involves the students in assessing Biden foreign policy in regard to 13 topics:(a) WHO membership (b) the Paris Climate Accords (c) the new START Treaty (d) The Muslim Ban (e) US relations with Saudi Arabia (f) US Embassy in Jerusalem? (g) US relations with right - wing Eastern European governments (h) US relations towards Mexico and Central America(i) The Cuban Embargo (j) US relations with Brazil (k) US relations with N. Korea (l) US
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8th - 12th
Political Election Campaign SIMULATION
This is a ten day Simulation that could be shortened down if you'd like. It includes a detailed timeline, information on debating and research, framework for how special interest groups operate(including donating money to candidates who have to drop out if they don't get enough money) a rubric and more. I've been using this simulation in my American Government class for 20 years and it's a staple of the class. Students will learn the process BY DOING!!!
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7th - 12th
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Presidential Nomination Simulation 2024
In order to gain a better understanding of the presidential nomination process, students will participate in a nomination simulation in which they research ideological backgrounds, plan campaign strategies, and conduct electoral math in an attempt at securing one of the two major party nominations for the presidential election. This simulation will take them from state to state to try to win delegate votes from primaries and caucuses. Included in this simulation are the following:Ele
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9th - 12th
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Student Mock Election Project
This program is designed to give Social Studies students an opportunity to participate in local government. It will allow students to organize a political party, be nominated and campaign for political office and if elected, they will spend a day working with their adult counterpart in state, county and township government. The project has students creating posters, commercials and a summative writing that you can choose what you have time for. Rubrics and requirements are included. Use this p
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9th - 12th
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You be the Judge: Debating Third Parties in American Elections
Engage your students in this interactive lesson that asks students to become the Supreme Court. Using two real Supreme Court cases, students, working in small groups, weigh the arguments of both sides and then create a decision. The two cases included in this lesson plan involve the role of third parties and the restrictions on such in American elections. Case handouts include basic arguments for both sides and the facts of the case; "questions to consider" are embedded within to foster critical
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9th - 12th
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It's Not a Salamander; It's a Gerrymander
Reapportionment and GerrymanderingThis project allows you and your students to explore and understand how congressional districts are created, why it is important who controls the state legislatures and the nature of partisan and racial gerrymandering. Students will be making their own maps and in doing so they have the option to create more fair districts (or less fair ones, if you want.)There is also a lesson on racial gerrymandering which is an ongoing issue in our country with a number of ca
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9th - 12th
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Create a Political Party Worksheet
The Wright Ladies present "Create a Political Party Worksheet". In class have students work in a group to create a political party. This models to students how a political party must make compromises to make all members happy.
Then for homework have students create a campaign poster, imagining themselves as the candidate for their party. As a follow up, have students examine the posters for propaganda.
Included in this download is a PDF and an editable version of the worksheet.
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7th - 11th
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Election Mini-Unit
This mini unit is designed to teach young students how elections work and why they are important through a series of activities. Students will engage in activities to help them understand what it means to vote, the power of voting, making informed decisions, the difference between facts and opinions, the voting process, and essential vocabulary. Your class will engage in a mock election in which they will vote to have extra playground time, or game time in the classroom. There are posters includ
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1st - 4th
Constitution Checks and Balances Hands-on Scenario
This lesson is designed to give students a chance to understand how our
government’s checks and balances system works. After years of teaching the
Constitution unit to 7th graders I began to discover that students sometimes have
great difficulty understanding how one branch of government oversees the other
branches of government in order to balance out the power between the 3 of them.
This simulation is meant to provide a hands-on activity for students to work in
groups of 3 and provide checks a
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5th - 8th
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