U.S. Government On-line
Given the thousands of Web sites with information about government-related topics, selecting a few good sites could be intimidating...
Links
Given the thousands of Web sites with information about government-related topics, selecting a few good sites could be intimidating. Here are some recommendations, however:
For reference librarians review links from the Federal documents librarian at the University of Michigan.
For raw data to learn about polling procedures check out Polling Report.
For all things on the left end of the political spectrum Common Dreams leads to wire services, commentaries, and daily newspapers. Right Now seems to be the better desidned Web page.
Prime agencies have prepared data (statistics and references) especially for kids at FedStats. Selected by a librarians for juniors this information is transparent for use in reports and as pointers to in-depth research by students below age 15.
The World's Smallest Political Quiz lets even the younger students deduce their party inclinations.
The Federal Election Commission tracks campaign contributions in a local community. Boundaries for various jurisdictions within a state are also shown.
Annotation
Encourage students to go to straight to the source. Without that data they will not learn to separate facts from fiction in the media.
