US Elections - quiz up on the facts
<http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/us-elections-quiz-up-o
n-facts.html>
Here are our selection of good quizzes and games some of which are
educational!
This is just one of this week's us election postings for others see.
Starting points
http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/coming-soon-us-presiden
tial-elections.html Money in the elections
http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/money-in-us-elections-w
ho-contributes.html , polls
http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/presidential-elections-
2012-what-do.html , news services
http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/presidential-elections-
2012-news.html
USA Today - Candidate Match Game II
<http://www.usatoday.com/interactives/news/politics/candidate-match-game
/>
Find out who to vote for by answering 14 questions surrounding the
upcoming election.
Project Vote Smart - Vote Easy <http://votesmart.org/>
A visual breakdown of 13 critical topics surrounding the 2012 election.
Respond to each topic and the candidates are visually presented in front
of the White House lawn based on the response.
The Advocates - World Smallest Political Quiz
<http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz> A 10 question quiz that displays the
results on a unique gridded layout. Students will quickly be able to
270toWin <http://www.270towin.com/> & Electoral College Resources
also 270toWin iPad App
<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/270towin/id483161617?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
> -
Great interactive website that allows students to explore the
implications of candidates winning the electoral college votes around
the country. The map can be manipulated and you can explore electoral
college results going back to 1789.
RandMcNally - Play the Election
<http://playtheelection.com/portal/Election.action> Similar to
270toWin, this resource allows students to explore the country and
current trends in each state. Electoral college voting can also be
explored back to 1960.
New York Times Learning Network - 2012 Election Unit
<http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/our-election-2012-unit-an-
overview/>
MeoGraph Election 2012 <http://www.meograph.com/election2012>
web 2.0 tool that allows students to create 4D digital stories, a
combination of images, audio and text layered on top of a map of the
United States.
Heather dawson
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