Election Results Map Worksheet / Activity

[Mr. Mortini]

Hi.

Politics aside, evaluating the results of the 2012 election is a valuable activity. It gives students practice reading charts and data. Additionally, they'll review some geography and gain a better understanding of the American electorate system.

This activity took my seventh grade students about an hour to complete.

I hope that you like it.

2012 Election Results Map and Activity

[czacza]

Those 'tiny little colonies on the East coast' are states, and have been states for the past few hundred years.

[sweetlatina23]

Thanks, I think I'll use it.

[hbcaligirl1985]

Originally Posted by czacza

Those 'tiny little colonies on the East coast' are states, and have been states for the past few hundred years.

that's exactly what I was thinking too.

[Mr. Mortini]

Ha.

No disrespect intended:
I suppose that I've been spending too much time covering the American Revolution.

Anyway, welcome to the Union.

[czacza]

Yeah...my state was third in the union....we've been welcoming 47 others ever since.

[Missy]

Point made.

Thanks for the ideas, Mr. Mortini.

[czacza]

If you really want to blow their minds, look at election results by county:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fevwna4wbi...-By-County.png