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Nes Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Since 1948, the National Election Studies group has been polling Americans on public policy issues. Information is presented statistically and graphically on a wide range of topics involved in the "flow of public opinion and electoral...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7 Sp Mr. Brigg's Class Likes Math
A multi-step performance task word problem: In a poll of Mr. Briggs's math class, 67% of the learners say that math is their favorite academic subject. The editor of the school paper is in the class, and he wants to write an article for...
USA Today
Usa Today: Across Usa, Anger Building Over Gas
Article from May, 2006, goes across the country to get responses to the rising gas prices. There are also poll results and a photo slideshow that accompanies this article.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Inside the Animal Mind
Venture into the minds of animals and explore their intelligence and emotions. Listen to the experts, play activities, and participate in an online poll.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post: Politics
The Washington Post provides the latest news, issues, and events surrounding U.S. politics today. The wealth of information found here includes top stories, transcripts, party perspectives, poll watchers, video, audio, and more. PLEASE...
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Mysteries
This is a top-ten list of the greatest mystery movies of all time, as chosen through a poll of leaders in the creative community. Number one is "Vertigo," which was released in 1958.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten (Historical) Epics
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest historical epic movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "Lawrence of Arabia" which was...
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Science Fiction Films
Explore this top ten list of the greatest science fiction movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "2001: A Space Odyssey" which was released in 1968.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Gangster
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest gangster movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Godfather" which was released in 1972.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Westerns
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Western movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Searchers" which was released in 1956.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Fantasy Films
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest fantasy movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Wizard of Oz" which was released in 1939.
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Courtroom Dramas
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Courtroom Drama movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "To Kill a Mockingbird" which was...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson plan, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Do You Need to Know to Vote in Alabama?
Registering to vote, gathering information about the candidates, and casting a vote at the polls are vital parts of the process of selecting elected officials. Students will understand how the registration process works and how to cast...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream !
Fun and yummy lesson to do on a sunny spring afternoon. Have the students take a poll of their favorite choice of ice cream and create a bar graph showing the information. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Choosing How to Get Paid
Students explore and compare common payment methods and pay periods that employers use. They apply their learning by voting on their preferred methods in a class poll. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Survey Skills: Assessment
Today we become Gallup Poll central as students take a set of collected data and create a visual representation using the skills that have been taught over the past few lessons.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Representing Our Own Surveys
After developing a survey questions and polling their classmates (in yesterday's lesson plan), 1st graders will now find a way to represent their findings and write a statement about what they noticed.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Lapd (King Beating) Trials (1992 1993)
It seemed like an open-and-shut case. The George Holliday video, played on television so often that an executive at CNN called it "wallpaper," showed three Los Angeles police officers--as their supervisor watched-- kicking, stomping on,...
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Debate Central: Learn About Debating
This web site has debate information on how to debate, how to judge, how to coach, how to be a better speaker and how to research.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Cast Your Vote
Young scholars learn about the engineering design process as they design, build, test, and evaluate a voting system made with everyday materials. The objective of the lesson is to learn how engineering has changed methods of voting over...
Curated OER
History Matters: Atlanta Compromise Speech, 1895
Read an excerpt from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise speech, in which he stresses accommodation rather than resistance as way to deal with racism. Includes a short audio clip - the only surviving recording of Washington's...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Public Opinion and American Democracy
Illustrate the significance of public opinion during political events by utilizing these reading resources.
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