They do not understand the power of being informed and the influence they can have on an election. They will volunteer on a campaign, keep a journal of their activities, and create an oral or written report for the class. In this project students have the opportunity to do their own field research, and at same time, develop a better understanding of the ways the broadcast media covers presidential campaigns. Public Opinion Polling for Fun and Profit - Learn to synthesize concepts drawn from professional materials and their own experiences by applying social science research methods to their own polling project. In this lesson students conduct a mock election for a class mascot.
Students determine the most important issue of the current campaign.