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Elementary elections - voting webquests
Election Process Webquest
The assignment contains 35 questions about the U.S. presidential election process. Students will use a kid-friendly website to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *I have included critical thinking questions at the end of the assignment. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: Requirements for presidential candidates E
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Constitution Unit Bundle
U.S. Government Webquest for Elementary Students
This United States Government webquest was written with my class in mind: 4th graders who (on average) read below grade level and easily get overwhelmed if information is difficult to find or if there is too much to read. They also are new to researching and navigating web sites. I wanted to introduce them to information on the U.S. Government on a web site that was clearly geared for kids.
I split the webquest into 2 parts – Each part will take them about 30-40 minutes to complete, so they w
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2nd - 5th
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ELECTION Process! How do we Elect a President?Webquest
Teaching citizenship?Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 14 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes extension activities, the keys and additional links.NOTE: If you'd like a student version so you can use it with Google Classrooms and not have the teacher section with the key, just email me via Q/A and
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Civics! Learn About Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!
Election Day Digital Activity | WebQuest
This Digital Elections WebQuest will be the perfect activity to learn about and research elections and voting in the United States. This would be a great activity the week of Election Day (in November). In this activity, students will click through links and watch videos about the election process. They will learn things they never knew! Included:Link to a Google file- you click the link and copy it to your drive (5 pages)Printable worksheets for your convenience (5 pages)QR Code worksheets f
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4th - 6th
Presidents: A Presidential Webquest
President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what yo
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Civics! Learn About Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!
Government and Civics Collection
This great lesson plan collection includes over 40 lesson plans covering US Government and Civics. My students enjoy these lesson plans and have become very interested in how the Government works. Each lesson plan covers big ideas about the US Government and Civics. You can pick and choose which lesson plans will complete your own US Government/Civics unit. All of the webquests and worksheets cover the events of the American Revolution in great detail. I sell these lesson plans individually and
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5th - 12th
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White House: Learn about the White House(A webquest)
Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.NEW:Check out all my resources(summaries) in one place: Gail's Pinterest PageOver the years, I have developed a number of webquests for Instructor Magazine. All my webquests contain lots of informational facts within the webquest so the students learn something as they are reading the questions. The webquests have extension activities and most of my webquests als
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Civics! Learn About Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!
Constitution Webquest
This assignment allows students to learn all about the Constitution. They will answer questions about- The Basics- The History- The Amendments- Slavery- Women- The Bill of Rights- How it All WorksStudents will go to the URL provided and answer the questions from the website. Questions are in order of the passage.Great for Constitution Day or substitute work!
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4th - 7th
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2024 U.S. Presidential Election Escape Room WebQuest
In the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Escape Room/WebQuest, students will awake from a White House Tour gone awry to find themselves locked inside the White House. Each room has been secured by a lock with codes that require knowledge of America's elections. Students will navigate links in each room to help them acquire the knowledge to crack each code. This escape room/WebQuest is designed to introduce students to some key context to help them understand the significance of the 2024 election.
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5th - 8th
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All About Election Day Reading Comprehension Activities Webquest & Writing Craft
Looking for a no prep all about Election Day reading comprehension activity for your class? Turn this all about elections reading comprehension webquest into a writing craft and bulletin board for the ultimate Election Day reading lesson. (Recommended for 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade.)What is a Election Day Facts Reading Comprehension WebquestStudents will go on a webquest (visit a kid-friendly, informational website) to read and learn about all about elections. Students will then use different readin
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2nd - 4th
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U.S. Election Process via Internet Scavenger Hunt
USA.GOV is such a great website to learn about the election process in the United States. It's not only credible but extremely student-friendly and thorough. No questions about the election process will go unanswered after carefully reading through this website. Use my 15 questions included on this guide to make sure students know all there is to know about how to become president of the United States and also teach them the importance of using credible sources, such as USA.GOV to research. Answ
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5th - 10th
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Impeachment: What is this Word Called Impeachment? A Webquest
PLEASE note, you may need to open this document with something like Adobe reader.What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only three presidents have been impeached. Those presidents were Andrew Johnson,Bill Clinton and Donald Trump(twice). Neither were convicted during a trial and finished out their terms of office. President, Richard Nixon, was going to be impeached but he resigned, pressured by members of his own Republican party, before he was impeached. Use this webquest to introduce
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Civics! Learn About Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!
Voting WebQuest - Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity
Looking for a fun way for students to practice research and inquiry skills? This Voting Internet WebQuest Activity is perfect for upper elementary students to practice finding information from internet sources!How It WorksStudents are given a kid-friendly source to read and find information on a nonfiction topic based on guided questions. This is perfect for independent or partner work, sub plans, homework, and so much more! It can also be easily assigned for face-to-face or distance learning! W
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3rd - 5th
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Canada's Political Spectrum
This package introduces students to the concept of the political spectrum in the context of the Canadian 2019 federal election. Left and right-leaning political ideas are outlined in terms of both economic and social issues. Students are given the opportunity to:match policy ideas to different quadrants of the political spectrum complete a webquest in which they connect political ideologies to the platforms of parties running in the election.
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5th - 8th
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U.S. PRESIDENTS - Government, Elections and More!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be President of the United States?What challenges would you face at any given moment of the day or night?How would you handle a national crisis?Students travel through history, looking at each President's term in office. They see history unfolding in many ways, from modern-day American problems and civil rights struggles to wars and other crises. These activities include selecting a president of choice and role-playing that President in the first p
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5th - 7th
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Presidential Election 2016 Webquest
This webquest has students explore both of the primary candidates - Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump and discuss who they are and what their stances are on the big issues that are currently being debated.
There are 2 additional activities if you want to take it a little further.
1) Students write about what they think about candidates and why they think one of them would make a great president
2) Students take a quiz on "I Side With" to see who their passion lean more towards.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Winter Webquest/Digital Resource Bundle
Election Day Escape Room (Distance Learning OR in-person)!
Try something new with your class (works for both in-person and remote groups!) leading up to this year's election with my Election Day Escape Room! This contains the link to the Election themed digital breakout site, along with a teacher's key and suggestions for setting up the activity for in-person or remote classes.
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4th - 10th
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Ilhan Omar Web Quest Activity | The Diverse Voices Project | 3 Part Web Quest
Ilhan Omar Web Quest Activity | The Diverse Voices Project | 3 Part Web QuestThis Ilham Omar activity is part of an exciting new project designed to increase diverse voices in Social Studies classrooms. This Ilham Omar activity is a 3-part web quest. In Part 1 (READ), students engage with Ilhan Omar's election to become the first African refugee and first Muslim to be elected to the United States Congress. Students also learn about her general platform and the issues she wishes to support. Part
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5th - 8th
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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2016 Election Day by Color
Have students do a web quest by visiting the website www.270towin.com. There are interactive maps on this site that allow your students to see how Donald Trump came to be President. You can also have them do a comparison between the Electoral College votes and the general election results for an interesting debate as Trump won the Electoral College vote and Hillary Clinton took the popular vote. Elections, mapping, current events, and debates can all be introduced in this fun and timely activity
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4th - 12th
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What Happens When the Race for President Ends in a Tie Video Worksheet
This video worksheet allows students learn about what would happen if the Electoral College ended in a tie. The video clip is only 3 ½ minutes long, but it is packed full of information that will keep your students engaged.This video worksheet works great as a “Do Now Activity” or as a complement to any lecture or lesson plan on the Constitution, voting, or government. The worksheet helps students learn how the Electoral College works and what happens if a presidential election ends in a tie. Th
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5th - 12th
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Voting Webquest- PebbleGo.com
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of government, democracy, elections, and voting. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (please make sure your students have the username and password to pebblego.com). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to
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1st - 3rd
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Kamala Harris: Short Biographical Reading with Comprehension Questions
Kamala Harris made history when she was elected the first female vice president of the United States, but all her life, she has been a woman of firsts. This approximately 400 -word vignette of Harris touches on her accomplishments in public service. Comprehension assessment includes terms and definitions, and Internet activities that connect Harris to other women who were the first to receive recognition for an accomplishment. Answer Key is provided. Written on the fourth grade reading level.
Grades:
4th - 5th
Jimmy Carter Graphic Organizer
This is a graphic organizer that would help to organize the different aspects and contributions of Jimmy Carter!
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2nd - 5th
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