This gerrymandering lesson plan shows how district lines can decide an election, using maps drawn by both parties and Missouri’s 2025 redraw. In this lesson for Grades 6-12, students decide when redistricting is fair and when it crosses the line.
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- PowerPoint and Google Slides with concept intro, discussion, and current event overview
- A separate ready-to-print PDF document for each lesson level
- Thinking questions to connect to the concepts of power and equality
- Critical thinking activity about whether reasons for redistricting are fair or unfair
- Research extension about electoral boundary drawing in other countries
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