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Transform your students’ gameplay into meaningful and memorable learning. You can now download and assign extension pack materials directly from the County Works game page. The…
How many reasons are there to care about the midterms? Thousands! Use this printable infographic to show your students the impact that the 2022 midterm elections have on the…
Transform your students’ gameplay into meaningful and memorable learning. You can now download and assign extension pack materials directly from the Counties Work: Texas game…
In this lesson, students discover the roles and responsibilities of a governor. Through a reading and board game, students identify the source of a governor's power and how that…
Covering everything from referendums to recalls, this lesson takes students to the voting booth and explains what is on a ballot.
County governments provide us with valuable services. In this lesson, students explore the many roles filled by their county government and the role of county governments in our…
Take a peek into the electoral process with this lesson - from party primaries to the general election.
In this three-day mock election role-play lesson, students explain the steps taken from party formation to national election. Harnessing skills gained from the Electoral Process…
Explore the history of voting rights in the United States through an interactive PowerPoint presentation highlighting landmark changes. Following the presentation and class…
In this lesson, students evaluate hypothetical candidates by establishing and applying their own criteria for selecting public officials.
What do state governments do? In this overview lesson, students learn about state government structure, functions, lawmaking, and relationship with local government. Got a 1:1…
Students discover that states have their own governments and powers separate from the federal government. They learn what those powers are, how they’re different from the federal…
In One Big Party, students learn about the role of political parties in the United States and the influence parties have in our political system, including the role of third…
In this video, students discover how a source’s authority and perspective impact what it says.
In this video, students explore the role that AI could play in influencing our elections.
In this video, students explore how interest groups use cloaked websites to influence public policy and shape public opinion.
In this video, students learn about attention conservation and explore the importance of verifying information online.
Voting laws vary by state. Where do your state's laws fit on the wide spectrum of election laws across the country?
Where do we draw the line? Find out how redistricting turns into gerrymandering, and how gerrymandering negatively impacts people in those districts.
Public opinion polls can give insight into people's priorities and opinions, and give candidates and the media a sense of the whole picture.