A president winning the election but losing.
Electoral college math lesson.
For example california currently has 55 electoral college votes whereas alaska has only three.
How the electoral college works lesson plan template and teaching resources.
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Integrate math into social studies.
Unlike many elections for public office where a person is elected strictly based on the results of a popular vote i e the candidate who earns the most votes in the election wins in the united states the election for president of the united states is determined by a process called the electoral college.
In this electoral college worksheet students interpret a table depicting the electoral college results of the 2008 election.
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Students create a map chart to match the table.
They use a resource to determine which other elections were decided by the electoral college.
So states with more people are given more electoral college votes.
Imagine if the united states presidential election was a talent show only the public doesn t vote for them.
This two page worksheet contains a table listing the 50 state.
Students learn about the electoral college s role in the election process.
The funky math of the electoral college everyone knows it s a weird way to elect presidents but it s even crazier than you think by randyn charles bartholomew on august 24 2016.
í electoral map puzzle page 106 students will have fun solving math problems by using an electoral college map.
Explain that the number of electoral college votes in a given state is based on the state s population.
Electoral college poster project.
A candidate must have at least 270 electoral votes to win.
Of electoral college related vocabulary words.
Have students practice calculating votes participate in a mock voting session debate efficacy of the process.
They learn about an election 1876 when the electoral college played a deciding role in the election.