Just last night, the 2016 Iowa Caucus took place. This is the first step of many in the election process and the road to the presidency. Do your students understand what a caucus is? I'm sure you will find something below to use in your classroom.
RESOURCES
How Do Caucuses Work?
How the Iowa Caucuses Work: A Confusing Election Process Explained
Iowa Caucus Results: 6 Things That Explain How it All Happened- from NPR
LESSON PLANS
Caucus 101: Official Iowa Caucus Education Curriculum
Election 2016: Understanding Primaries and Caucuses- from NY Time Learning Network
How a President Gets Elected- Teachervision
Lesson Idea: Primaries and Caucuses- from C-Span; includes printable worksheet
Lessons for Teaching About the Presidential Primaries- Education World
Primaries and Caucuses- lessons from Brain Pop
What are Primaries and Caucuses?- from PBS News Hour
VIDEOS
Getting the Nomination- video from PBS Learning Media
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