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Elections - voting simulations for homeschool
Election Day Class President Election & Campaign Simulation! Fun & Authentic!
In this Election Day class and student simulation, students learn how to run a presidential campaign, keep track of a budget and campaign expenses, target and win the vote of certain populations, and make campaign decisions to guide their philosophy! The simulation contains six distinct steps that guide students through the campaign and election process. This election simulation begins with students completing a questionnaire to figure out what matters to them and what candidate they will be i
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum
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
Grades:
6th - 9th
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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Grades:
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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Grades:
8th - 12th
Bill to Law - Nine Steps: PowerPoint, Doodle Dat Note, Printables, Simulation
This product provides the nine basic steps involved in making a law, from bill to law, in the U.S. Congress. It includes a colorful, fun PowerPoint that addresses these steps along with a link to Schoolhouse Rocks cartoon video on the topic. Additionally, there is a Doodle Dat Notes Page that allows students to take notes from the PowerPoint in a "scavenger hunt" type way that includes graphics for students to color as they go!Included is a "flowchart" (both complete and blank) that delineates
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Seven Grade Social Studies Task - Women's Suffrage Movement
This is a social studies task I created that utilizes four separate resources and expects students to not only draw on their knowledge of the women's rights movement, but to also use these resources to answer questions tailored to this information. These resources include a political cartoon, a map of the United States with respective years allowing women rights, a quote by Susan B. Anthony, and a short excerpt explaining this time in history.
This task also requires students to write responsi
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Political Ad - Election of 1800
Students will produce their own political ad for the Election of 1800! This is a great way for students to invest in the issues of the time and think like a candidate-supporter or opponent.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Freedom Summer Phone App Activity
This product utilizes an app called "Freedom Summer" developed by Indiana University which walks students through 20 primary sources from the Civil Rights Era. On the app, students read and answer multiple choice questions for comprehension. On the worksheet I have created, there are additional questions about events and their impacts, as well as an analysis of which events exemplify taking civic action. As a closure, students put the events in order to show they completed the activity. This is
Grades:
8th - 11th
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