4 Applying Geographic Knowledge and Reasoning
SS 4.1 Spatial patterns
SS 4.2 Apply geographical tools
SS 4.3 Analyze relationships between human and environmental systems
SS 4.4 Evaluate the impacts of human activity on environmental systems
Step 1: Watch the videos on the Electoral College👤
Step 2: Complete the task👤
Step 5: Submit to Beacon☑️
Step 1: Review the videos on Gerrymandering 👤
Step 2: Create your map and complete the questions that go with the mapping task👤
Step 3: Submit to Beacon☑️
Texas Congressional Lines Map
**Click on "Statewide" when you get to this link**
Click on the image to the left to access the blank map. Your government teacher will have a printout of this map.
Your task is to map the current congressional district lines in Texas, as well as the proposed new congressional district lines. This can be done on one map or two maps, whichever will be easier.
Make sure to include:
A key/legend
Title: Telling your audience what the map is about
Compass
Clear labeling between the old and new congressional lines and the district's number.
Step 1: Review the resources on political boundaries, policies, and influential factors👤
Step 2: Create a product that presents solutions for voting barriers👤
Step 3: Submit to Beacon☑️
Assesses SS 4.3 and SS 4.4
After reviewing the resources above, your task is to create a visual that proposes solutions to improve voter access and representation, such as policy changes, educational campaigns, or technological innovations. The format can be an infographic, poster, slideshow, etc.
The task should include/answer:
2-3 solutions about the prompt above
Explanations/research to back up your solutions
What role is money playing in this issue?
Are we helping improve the issues surrounding voter access/representation, or are we continuing to make the issue worse?
Visuals