Hello!
If you'd like to integrate the upcoming presidential election into your
curriculum, I'd recommend using MarcoPolo (http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo).
MarcoPolo and its partner web sites feature standards-based curriculum units
on the election, the U.S. Presidency and related topics, which are
searchable by keyword or subject area. (For the election, I'd suggest using
"election" and "U.S. Presidency".)
Here are a few election-based units I found. You'll find that you can use
them before and after November 7. Have fun!
"Income: It Ain't Where You Start, It's What You Got, and Where You End"
(http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM65)
Students are encouraged to look deeper into economic data on the
distribution of income before making a decision on which candidate to vote
for.
"Picturing First Families"
(http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/first_families.html)
Students gain an understanding of the significant role the First Family
plays in representing the nation and the image of American families
projected to other countries.
"Will the Best Candidate Win?"
(http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/9-12/vote/index.html)
In this lesson students explore alternative voting methods. They discover
what advantages and disadvantages each method offers and also see that each
fails, in some way, to satisfy some desirable properties.
Melissa Amour
Education Editor
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