Help your middle school students understand how elections actually work in the United States with this structured Civics Research Project on the Electoral Process.

This Block 3 unit guides students through the steps of voting, the difference between primary and general elections, and how the President is officially elected through the Electoral College.

Students will:

✔ Research how citizens register and vote
✔ Compare primary vs. general elections
✔ Analyze the role of political parties
✔ Understand how the Electoral College works
✔ Complete a structured fill-in-the-blank informational text
✔ Reinforce academic vocabulary with a word bank
✔ Check understanding with a visual content diagram

Perfect for:
• Middle School Civics
• SS.7.CG standards
• Inquiry-based learning
• Election units
• Independent or small group work
• ELL-friendly classrooms

Low-prep, structured, and classroom-tested.