Election Results Map
Students analyze vote counts from each state to determine which candidate got the most popular votes in each state. They create maps with a color key to show the popular vote results. Older students use the maps and a chart to determine how many electoral votes each candidate received.
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: * computers with Internet access or printouts of chart listing electoral votes per state (optional)
* U.S. outline map
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