Election Predictions

With Obama taking a ‘break’ from campaigning and McCain wishing Sarah Palin would, this seems like the perfect break in the pre-election festivities to use our in-depth knowledge of the Electoral College to make our predictions. Analyse the polls (that polls! Fred), watch the debates or simply guess a number and post below how many Electoral College votes you belief the President elect will receive. Here is a tip, make sure the number is greater than 270 and please explain how you came to this decision. There will be a prize for the student who gets closest to the final result! Make sure all comments are posted by 2359 on 31/10/08.

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Industrial Revolution

History is littered with important individuals that we spend time studying in class, but how important can one individual be? We have looked at Robert Owen, Richard Arkwright, Mathew Boulton and James Watt and what their impact was on the Industrial Revolution. The big question we need to be asking now is which one was most significant in making this period of British history so important or even if the work of these individuals is relevant to the study of this period. Would the Industrial Revolution had have been the same without the work of these men. Leave your views below and explain your answers. Do you agree with what others have posted?

Obama has it in the bag?

In this map compiled on an average of all the major American polls Obama has 264 electoral college votes while McCain has 163 (remember the magic number is 270), there are still 111 votes up for grabs in toss up states where neither candidate has a lead greater than 5% in current polls (see this link for info on which way these states are polling at the moment).

Do you think Obama is on course for an easy win or do you see some way the electoral college system could turn in favor of McCain?

My Learning Brain

As the video shows the human brain is a very complicated thing. In Learning Challenge we have been looking into how it works so that we can make the most of ours. Why don't you tell us what you know about the brain and how you plan to get the most from yours.