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Where Will You Be November 2?
Students consider reasons why many Americans do not vote in national elections and explore the increase in new registered voters. They research a particular demographic and create an advertisement encouraging members of that group to vote.
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Elections Word Problems
In this math and social studies worksheet, students find the answers to word problems that are centered around the topic of political elections.
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Election Vows
Students examine the topic of same-sex marriage as a campaign issue, by reading and discussing "Gay-Marriage Fight Finds Ambivalence From Evangelicals." students evaluate the top five issues of importance to them;.
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The Right to Vote
In this voting worksheet, students identify and discuss changes in voting rights throughout American history.
Then, they identify why voting is an important right for Americans. Finally, students create voting bookmarks instead of or in...
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Just Graph It!
Students research presidential election voting results, and organize and interpret data on class graphs.
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The President's Cabinet: Choosing the Right Person for the Job
Students examine the Federal Confirmation Process for filling cabinet members by completing a confirmation process flow chart. They research the process, and participate in a mock Confirmation Process.
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Debating Our Destiny
Students participate in debates related to the history of the United States. In groups, they research their opinion on the purpose of debates and how a debater's posture affect the outcome of the debates. They identify the political...
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THE FEDERAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB
High schoolers analyze the process whereby presidential appointees are confirmed.
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Hindsight is 20-20Presidential First 100 DaysPresentation
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American history lesson plan, students research the first 100 days of several American Presidents. Students use their research...
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Summit Preparation
Students begin to prepare for a Youth Summit. In groups, they complete applications for delegates and discuss what an informed voter wants to know about their candidates. As a class, they discuss any new information about the election...
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Afghanistan: Country Report with Questions
Building fluency in reading informational text is part of the common core. Get learners reading information about past and current issues related to the country of Afghanistan. They read the seven paragraph passage, then answer four...
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Church and State Separation: The Challenge and the Debate
Students describe the basic elements of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment as it relates to the separation of church and state and freedom of religion.
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Data Analysis and Bias
In this probability and statistics worksheet, learners determine when a collected data or a graph of the data could be biased. The one page worksheet contains four multiple choice questions. Answers are included.
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Trade Wars: the Candidates Take a Stand
Students research topics related to trade, and develop a graphic organizer. They debate and discuss topics related to trade.
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Be the Press: Local Interviews, National News
Pupils examine two formats for newspaper articles, the "straight news" article and the "in depth" news article. formats for newspaper articles, the "straight news" article and the "in depth" news article. They write a newspaper article.
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Analyzing Data and Finding Bias
In this algebra worksheet, learners identify bias as they analyze data. They solve word problems about sampling and surveys. There are 2 questions with an answer key.
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Collecting Data
In this algebra worksheet, students collect and analyze data. They graph and identify their solutions. There is one question with an answer key.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: A Study in Early Caricatures
In this current events instructional activity, students analyze caricatures of Barak Obama through the years and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates, John Edwards
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about John Edwards and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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English Lesson Plan on Barack Obama
In this English worksheet, students read about Barack Obama. Students engage in a variety of reading and listening comprehension activities related to the article on Barack Obama.
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The Lesson: Kenya
Learners consider how recent historical events have impacted Kenya. In this global studies instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about President Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's statistics, and Swahili....
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Calendar Computation
Students solve math problems by using a calendar. In this problem solving lesson, students review the days of the week and months in a year. Students complete a problem solving worksheet about the calendar.
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Barack Obama
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Barack Obama and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Measurement and Problem Solving
Students solve problems using a calendar. In this calendar lesson, students complete a worksheet of math story problems. Example problems are provided.