Brief Movies Explaining the Election Process

• BrainPOP- Introduces basic terms and includes a quiz (Grades 4-5)
• WLIW - Our Federal Government - Electing a President: The Process (Gr. 4-8)
• So You Want To Be President? (Grades 2-6)

Interactive Sites to Learn About Our Government and The Presidential Election

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Information on United States government, citizenship, how laws are made, and interactive games (Grades K-5)
• PBS KIDS DEMOCRACY PROJECT - Learn how governent affects people in their everyday lives, obtain a basic idea of presidential duties, the skills necessary to be a good president, and discover the history of voting rights (Grades 3-5)
• Whitehouse for Kids - Learn about the White House with pets as your guides (Grades 2-5)
• Democracy @ Work - Discover the inner workings of our government - Scholastic
• The Learning Page - Elections the American Way - General Overview
• National Geographic's Inside the White House
• YAHOOLIGANS - NEWS - Links to Election 2004 news and updates. Check out the slideshows with clear pictures of candidates and events
• CBBC Newsround - A great collection of important election facts

Each of the comprehensive sites below include some or all of the following: audio tours, student activities, latest news and top stories, fact files, how to run for president, information on the candidates, key issues, and games (Grades 3 -5)

• Scholastic 2004 Election
• Tme for Kids
• Weekly Reader Election Central
• MSN Election Webquarters
• C-Span - Select activities and information appropriate for classroom use

Tables, Charts and Maps

• Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Internet resource providing results of U.S. Presidential Elections
• U.S. Presidential Election Maps - 1860-1996 -Data throughout U.S. history of the popular and electoral votes
• 270toWin - 2004 Interactive Electoral Map

Discover the Stories of America's Past

• America's Story - From the Library of Congress, meet amazing Americans, explore the states, jump back in time, watch a movie, hear a song or play a tune from America's past (Grades 2-5)
• History Central - Site provides the history of each Presidential election. It presents both the popular and electoral votes in each election, as well as states won, issues in the election and turnout (Grades 4-5)
• Picture History - Digital library of high quality images and footage illustrating more than 200 years of American history (53 election images)