Description
In this activity, students:
- Take part in a quick open-voting process to understand why a secret ballot is important;
- Take on the roles of political party members or election officers;
- Run an election on a community or school issue they care about;
- Vote for a candidate, count the ballots and announce the winner;
- Reflect on what they learned about their role in the simulation and what makes elections fair.
Objectives
- Experience an election
- Understand the roles of election workers
- Learn about the different ways to participate in federal elections
Documents and links
Features
- Type of resource: Learning activity kit
- Target audiences: School staff
- Learning Levels: Secondary (cycle 1), Secondary (cycle 2), Elementary (cycle 3)
- Subjects: Culture and citizenship in Québec, History and citizenship education (secondary)
- Themes: Democracy, Elections, Civic engagement
- Author: Élections Canada
Additional information
To order the physical resource kit: Order your civic education resources