This week's Friday Five expand on those with interactive sites aimed at classroom teachers and students relating to the Inauguration.
Inauguration 2009 (and related Web Sites for Educators and Students )
1. http://web.me.com/elemenous/NKO_Inauguration/NKO_Inauguration_Celebration.html
Looking for some Writing Prompts relating to the Inauguration. Check
out the blog part of this website from a Middle School near Barack
Obama's Chicago Home. I can help your class participate in a safe
way.
2. http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/5a2b.html
All the Presidents's Children – A short trivia game about children who
have lived in the White House.
I overhead some of our student's talking about this very topic in the
hall this week."Whose dog was a gift from the Soviet premier? Whose nickname was
Dynamo? Discover fun facts about past presidents' children with this
interactive activity from Smithsonian's National Museum of American
History."3.http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/factsandfirsts/index.cfm
Video (So Help Me God)
Along with a fun list of "first and facts" regarding Past Inauguration
4. The American Presidency – A Glorious Burden
An online exhibit from the Smithsonian (great demonstration of a timeline)
Click on Site MAP (first) to get a quick overview of everything on this site.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/PRESIDENCY/home.html
5.http://thinkfinity.com/Inauguration.aspxA whole collection of websites (some recycled from the Election
Collection) organized for educators, parents, students, and after
school program. '
(Including some of the ones listed below)
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http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/politics/index.cfm
For Science Class:
President-elect Barack Obama has said he would like to make the White
House more of the "People's House" again by inviting guests to the
White House to discuss many different issues, including science.Which science topic would you like to see discussed at the White House?
Vote now!
http://readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=726
Read Write Think collection of Lesson Plans and Activities that can be
used or related to the Election of Barack Obama
Understanding the Issues
The candidates might disagree on the solutions, but they both agree on
the country's most pressing issues. Learn more with Thinkfinity
resources.The Economy
National Budget Simulation Lesson from EconEdLink
Interactive Simulation of National Budget from NCEEThe Environment
The Human Footprint website from National Geographic
http://foundation.verizon.com/about/press/newstory_verizon_lroom.shtml
Curated and hosted by Museum of the Moving Image, The Living Room
Candidate offers more than 300 commercials from every presidential
race since the start of television campaign advertising in 1952. The
redesign and relaunch of The Living Room Candidate website are made
possible through a $435,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation.Lessons
National Budget Simulation (EconEdLink)
The Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean My Vote Doesn't Count? (EconEdLink)
Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads (ReadWriteThink)
Getting Into the Electoral College (Illuminations)
The Art of Democracy (ARTSEDGE)
Where Were the US Presidents Born? (Xpeditions)
Science and Elections (Science NetLinks)
Will the Best Candidate Win? (Illuminations)
Electing America's President (EDSITEment)
Vote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches
(ReadWriteThink)Voting! What's It All About? (ReadWriteThink)
Interactive Exhibits & Simulations
National Budget Interactive Simulation (EconEdLink)The Machinery of Democracy
(Smithsonian's History Explorer)The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden (Smithsonian's History Explorer)
Multimedia Resources
Human Footprint (Xpeditions)All About Elections from the Chatting About Books Podcast Series
(ReadWriteThink)News for You Online Newspaper (ProLiteracy)
Activities
Election Day Activity (ReadWriteThink)
Letters to the Next President (National Writing Project) (ReadWriteThink)
Bonus Site:
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