Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

Grade 4 Social Studies

GRADE 4 – Who can Vote?

Introduction

Voting today is High Tech –Below you will learn more about who can vote and how people in Connecticut vote.

The Task

Listen to video clips about why people need to vote and how they vote. You will first research who can vote and then you will find out the technology used to collect and count the votes in Connecticut.

The Process

1.    Listen to the video clips

2. While you are listening pay attention to the reasons why you need to vote.

3. While you are listening pay attention to how people in Connecticut vote.

4. Open up the PPT file and see what the ballot really looks like. 

5. Next you will design a ballot.

6.  Be sure to include all the information like the example of a Ballot

Resources

Why People Should Vote

How Do People Vote in Connecticut?

What is Optical Scanning?

How does the Optical Scanner Work in Connecticut?

How does the Optical Scanner Work in Florida?

Who can vote in 2008?

Timeline of the Right to Vote – scroll down

Voting Game – work in groups of 4

Evaluation

The game is the evaluation.

Conclusion

You are now an expert on how to vote using the new optical scanning ballots which are used in Connecticut!

Credits

This page was created by Mrs. Swarr, LMS, Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, 2008