STUDENT MATERIALS
How do state senators and their constituencies influence each other?
“Investigating My District’s Senator”
In this activity, you will research their district’s state senator to learn more about his/her priorities and goals, with the end goal of creating a “case file” for him/her. you fill out a senator case file template according to provided instructions.
Senator case file instructions
Creating and Filtering an Archive
In this activity, you will research more state senators and create case files that contain information about their priorities and goals. Just as in the previous activity, you will fill out a case file template according to provided instructions.
Adding to the Case Files – Background Information
In this activity, you will add information to the senator case files you created during the first part of this inquiry. As in previous activities, you will fill out a case file template according to provided instructions.
Senator case file instructions
Adding to the Case Files – Describing the Senator’s District
In this activity, you will finish you senator case files. As in previous activities, you will fill out a case file template according to provided instructions.
Senator case file instructions
Motivating Senators Reflection Part 2
In this activity, you will use the case file archive they created to answer questions about motivational factors for state senators. You will choose a senator and answer the questions on a handout, using the corresponding case files to inform your answers.