Videos Shown During Election Immersion
Voting: Explains the importance of voting. Outlines when to cast vote & ways people cast votes. (SS4CG4 b) (4:47)
Presidential Election: Explains the process of becoming the President. Mentions different Political Parties. (4:52)
BrainPop and Supplementary Video Streaming Segments
Democracy: Defines democracy and breaks down the purposes for the government. (SS4CG4 b)
Websites
Voting Simulation: This site shows students how we vote in Georgia. It shows the voting card, a sample ballot, and how we elect our official. Please share with students! (Click begin your virtual demonstration to start).
Google Electoral College Map
Historical Rankings of US Presidents: Would be a great discussion point or starter for a persuasive conversation or piece of writing. Shares polls of presidents seen favorably and not favorably. This site would also create some great discussion on whether the information is FACT or OPINION...and how do we determine the difference between the two. It is published on a website...and there is data to prove the rankings. So is if fact?
Presidential Candidates: TFK's site gives basic biographical information.
Election Connection Games: Play either Be the Nominee or the Electoral College Craze!
Inside the Issues: See where each candidate stands on important issues. This would be a great place to have students read and fill out a graphic organizer.
Weekly Reader Election Site: Includes Games, Vocabulary Development, Issues, and more.
Be the President for the Day: PBS Site where students fill out a job application and then make decisions about what they would like to do throughout the day. After each decision, they learn a fact from past presidents.
How Does the Government Affect Me? Find out how each part of your day is affected by the Government.
Voter Registration Card: See the National Voter Registration Form.
SMARTBoard 10.0 Activity -- Electoral College
M4D1. Students will gather, organize, and display data according to the situation
and compare related features.
a. Represent data in bar, line and pictographs.
b. Investigate the features and tendencies of graphs.
Use the RealClearPolitics map to lead a discussion of the states that are currently noted as "Blue States" or "Red States."
SMARTBoard 10.0 Lesson on the basics of the Electoral College. Students track data over time using a chart and then graph the information using a line graph. Download 4th_data_collection.notebook
