Election 2008 Resources
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Elections Information Websites
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Project Vote Smart:
Welcome to Project Vote Smart		 Democratic National Convention
Project Vote Smart:
Government 101: Introduction		 Republican National Convention
Project Vote Smart:
Government 101:Elections		 CNN.com election 2008
On the Issues -
State and Federal Officeholders in 2008		 America Votes
Campaign Buttons Campaigns and Elections
All Politics: Candidates
                            CNN Time		 America Votes
Presidential Memorabilia from Duke University
Copernicus Election Watch Whitehouse Kids
Copernicus Election Watch: The Parties Objects From the Presidency
Copernicus Election Watch:
How and Why People Vote		 Smithsonian Institution
Mr. President - profiles of our nation's leaders
Copernicus Election Watch: History of the Vote C-Span in the Classroom:
Electoral College Teaching Ideas
Kids Voting USA All About Electing a President of the United States
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections The President's Page
Women's Suffrage
Scholastic		 Effie Hobby's Story (Women's Suffrage) 

   

Election WebQuests

 

Do You Want to be President?
A Social Studies WebQuest		 Will You Be Our Next President ?:
a WebQuest Based on Elections in America
WebQuest: Election '96 A Woman for President?
A WebQuest for 3rd Grade

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Election Online Activities / Interactives

 

History Mystery:  Bill of Rights
online game                  Scholastic              		Inauguration Timeline
interactive timeline
President for a Day a Presidential Exploration
ThinkQuest Project
Electoral College Calculator 2004 Election Connection -
Project Overview (Sept 1 - Oct. 25 2004 )
What's a Primary Election?
Internet Scavenger Hunt		 Election Co-nection
Be a Candidate
Democracy in Your Hometown
Internet Scavenger Hunt		 BrainPop: Elections
online movie   subscription $
History of the U.S. Elections Election 2004:
How to Run for President
                                    Scholastic
Math Hunt: U.S. Presidents
(online math game )    Scholastic		 Election 2004: Countdown to Election Day
Presidential Poll   Scholastic
History Mystery: Presidents' Game 1
online game     Scholastic		  

 

Election Offline Activities

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Getting Out the Vote:
An Election Day Classroom Experiment		 Mathline: Comparative Costs:
The Early 19th Century and Today
Election Activities  

 

Election Lesson Plans

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Ideas for Classroom Election Activities Steps in Electing a President
Copernicus Election Watch:
Lesson Plan Index		 The Jackson Inauguration: King Mob or Champion of Democracy?
Painting Presidential Portraits Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of 1800
Presidential Places Quilt The Inauguration and the Constitution
The Perfect President The Electoral College
I.O.U. An Introduction to the National Debt Election Scavenger Hunt
  Track the Polls
Electing a President: Lessons for Teaching About the Presidential Primaries Reading the Election Results
Electoral Versus Popular Vote The Eye of the Beholder:
Media Literacy Activity
Your Vote Counts   
    Primary grades		 Is the Electoral College Out of Date?
Meet the Press A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Election: Editorial Cartoons
The Presidential Campaign Game Presidential Eligibility
How Does the Primary Process Work? Getting to Know the Candidates:
Analyzing Their Campaign Ads
Primary and Caucus Calendar  

Elections
Teacher Resources

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The PBS Kids: Democracy Project Electing a President
Democracy @ Work
                                              Scholastic		 Elections
Election 2008
                                                Scholastic		 Alfy's Picks for Election
Election 2004: Countdown to Election Day
                                                Scholastic		 The American Presidency Teacher Materials
Elections For Teachers: Inauguration 2001
2004 Presidential Election
                                        Yahoo! Search		 Copernicus Election Watch:
Path to the White House
The Topics: Elections Elections theme Unit
abc teach directory
Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail
                                                 Factmonster		 Parents and Teachers Guide for Whitehousekids
General Election USA  2008
                                 The Green Papers		 US Government Hotlist
Primaries, Voting and Elections Make Classroom Connections to This Year's Elections  (2002)
More Resources for Teaching About Primaries and Caucuses U.S. Presidents Teaching Theme

Presidential Biographies

Presidents of the United States Mr. President - Profiles of our
Nation's Leaders


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