Navigating the Road to the White House

Local Print and Non print Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings - Use the Automated Catalog to locate books on the presidency, election process, and past Presidents of the United States.
• Public Library holdings
  • BCPL Online Catalog
• Print, CD-ROM, or Online Encyclopedias
• Newspaper / Magazine articles

• Destiny...how to use the basic search feature of the automated catalog
• Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc)
• Using the BCPL Online Catalog
• Unpacking the "Big" Question (Extracting Key Words

  Skills

Presidential Requirements & the Election Process Elections...the American Way (Library of Congress) BrainPop - Election Movie (subscription database - may be viewed twice each day without subscription.) Ben's Guide - The Election Process All about Electing a President - Slide Show Scholastic's Guide to Election 2008 How the Electoral College Works Ben's Guide - The Role of the President Political Parties How to Run for President - Political Parties The Democratic Party The Republican Party Voters' Influences Who Influences You???? - a reading The Savvy Voter Campaign Ads - C-Span Political Memorabilia Candidates for 2008 Election John McCain Campaign Website Barack Obama Campaign Website Inside the Issues (TIME for Kids) DemocracyNet - The Issues On the Issues - NPR Public Agenda Election 2008 - NY Times Elections 2008 - Univ of Michigan e-Democracy United States Presidents The Presidents of the United States Internet Public Library - Presidents of the United States The American President Teacher Resources / Student Activities Activites for Electing the President - Montgomery County Public Schools White House Homepage Election Lessons - Teacher Resources America's Presidents Crossword with Internet Sites Weekly Readers' Election Webquarters Feebased Databases - check with your Library Media Specialist for login information

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to the Holocaust.
• Using the Internet