PBS
The History of Using Sampling Methods
This lesson plan will allow students to understand how the sampling methods used in political polls developed throughout the twentieth century. Approximately five hours in length with materials free and downloadable.
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Gallup Home: Gallup
Official homepage of the Gallup Organization. Fascinating look at all sorts of polls.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Fall 5 Day Brief Lesson Plans on Voting
A set of brief lessons on voting. Topics covered include voting requirements, registering to vote, voting trends, voter self-education, setting up a polling station, and simulating an election polling site that coincides with a real fall...
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Fall Extended Lesson Plans on Voting
An in-depth set of lessons on voting. Topics covered include voting requirements, registering to vote, voting trends, voter self-education, setting up a polling station, and simulating an election polling site that coincides with a real...
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Survey Graphic: Suffrage in the South
This comprehensive and interesting site fully describes black suffrage in the south, and goes into detail on poll taxes. Written in 1940, it offers a fascinating perspective and historic relevance.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: News and Information Index
This website is a news and information index that offers links to news sources, newspapers, magazines and journals, search engines, polling data, legal resources, and citation guides.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Cast Your Vote!
Upper elementary, middle, and high school students can use this exhibit to get an understanding of how polls and elections are conducted. The discussion includes random samples, margins of error, and other concepts related to statistics.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Public Opinion: Voice of the People
Examine public opinion and the various means in which to collect it as well as how the government uses the opinions collected. This resource offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
This site is useful because it offers a database of over 300,000 questions asked on surveys since the 1930s. Also contains Latin American and Japanese data bank retrieval system as well. Listing of general social surveys 1972-1998.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Cast Your Vote!
Cast your vote and answer some questions on the accuracy, usefulness, and impact of polls. Then read about what role polls play in an election.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Twenty Fourth Amendment
Text and explanation of the 24th Amendment banning poll tax.
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Doodle.com
Doodle is a web-based application that makes it easy for us to create an online survey. This is a great tool whether you are trying to find a suitable date for coordinating appointments or doing a classroom activity with some live,...
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Komar and Melamid: The Most and Least Wanted Paintings
See the most wanted and least wanted paintings based on an internet poll of countries around the world. Also includes other unique survey information such as America's favorite color.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pet Poll: A Taste Test for Fluffy and Fido
In this mammalian biology science fair project, students will determine which brand, type, or flavor of treats their pet prefers. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
The Economist
The Economist: Rudd's Rise: Labor's Leader Tops the Polls for Now
This article shows the rise of Kevin Rudd, leader of the Labor Party in Australia, as a potential threat to take over as Prime Minister.
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Tax Foundation: Poll Shows We're Ready for Tax Reform
This article and analysis shows that several congressional tax reform proposals would lower tax burden for middle-class. (April 14, 2005)
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Dover Adult Learning Center: Pick Your Candidate [Pdf]
This document from the Dover Adult Learning Center is a nice resource for any beginners in the political decision-making process. Provides links to material to help decipher ads, candidate speeches, rhetorical tricks, campaign issues,...
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: The Freedmen After Reconstruction Came to an End
This page helps the student put the grandfather clause (and poll tax and literacy test) in the perspective of the reconstruction time period.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: African American Women and the Vote
Though the suffrage movement failed to exclude African-American women, and many obstacles came in the way of their voting (e.g., poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.), "African-American women were not strangers to community activism." Learn...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: African American Women, 1890s
See photos that are representative of the lives of African-American women at the turn of the century and read about the discrimination black women and men faced: Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and the "white primary" rule. A brief...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: Three Fun Songs for Children
Provided on this website are three fun traditional Mexican songs for children to sing and enjoy. The songs are The Poll Parrot, To Jerez We Will Go and The Gruel. Printable pdf files of the music and lyrics are available for download.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 3
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50% of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 1
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group to be class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are 2 candidates in the race and a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 2
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50 percent...
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