PROJECT GOALS  Examine Issues vs. Candidates  Increase awareness of political and social issues  Compare views from different parts of the nation  Telecommunicate with distance classrooms  Work cooperatively with groups  Collect, process, and analyze data  Present and report results

The Candidates Ralph Nader Green Party Pat Buchanan Reform Party Albert Gore Democratic Party George W. Bush Republican Party

The Issues  Gun Control  The Death Penalty  Juvenile Justice  Education  Abortion

Across the Nation  Painesville, Ohio Ms. Fyffe and her 8 th grade SS and LA Class  Goose Creek, South Carolina Ms. Eleo and her SS classes

Ms. Fyffe’s 8 th grade boys

Ms. Fyffe’s 8 th grade girls

Cooperative Groups Gun Control  David Peiksma  Kyle Wagner  Jessica Meeks  Veronica Silva The Death Penalty  Michael Sommer  Blaine  Rella Smock  Shawna Lenz  Brandon Hinshaw Juvenile Justice  Nicole Rounds  Nick Downs  Daniel Walker  Jillian Berg

More Cooperative Groups Education  Autumn Houduck  Dustin Thomas  Michelle Ruehl  Bobby Silva  Devin Demeyer Abortion  Jessica Rogers  Andrew Larue  Bernabe Ayala  Everardo Arizmendi  Chamaigne Scott President  Ashley Wright  Samantha Pricket  Anna Kelly  Dustin Thomas  Amanda Chadwick

Collecting --Analyzing--Reporting  Polling Students  Entering Data  Analyzing Data  Communicating Results  Presenting Results to Class

Polling Students Gun Control Place an “X” in the space next to the views YOU agree with most. ____ 1. Supports Brady Bill & thoughtful gun control. Supports trigger locks, licensing, & banning some guns. ____ 2. Mandatory background checks & child safety locks. Agrees with Bush on banning weapons; but wants registration Nationally mandated, state-run system of photo licensing. Take on the NRA with presidential leadership. Passed toughest gun control in 30 years; same for next 30. Maximize gun control within what’s politically possible. _____ 3. Stop using heinous crimes to take away 2nd amendment rights. Faithfully protects 2nd Amendment, except for felons. Gun laws didn’t stop Littleton shootings. (Jun 1999) _____ 4. Government should pay for voluntary trigger locks. Agrees trigger locks; but wants more enforcement. Project Sentry: juvenile gun laws & school accountability. Would sign, but would not push, gun restrictions. Ban automatic weapons & high- capacity ammunition clips. Information obtained from

Entering Data

Telecommunicating After entering and analyzing the data you will send a copy of the spreadsheet to our partner classes with a short report of your results.

Presenting Weekly Results Each group must prepare and present, by the following Friday:  A PowerPoint using template  An updated spreadsheet  An up-to-date graph  A complete examination of data from all three schools  An oral report for the class