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Curated OER

Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community.  In this transportation lesson plan students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation. 
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Curated OER

An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research accounts on Rosa Parks and look for differences between the modern form and an older report on Parks. They discuss why information about race and nationality are collected on these and other forms.
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US Census Bureau

Us Census Bureau: The Art of Persuasion: Using Census Data to Influence Others

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will incorporate information from the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts data access tool into an advertisement for a city of their choice. They will use persuasive and advertising techniques to...
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US Census Bureau

Us Census: Percentage of People Who Walk to Work in Cities and Population Size

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Using census data, learners will create box plots to make inferences about the percentages of people who walk to work in cities of different population sizes (small, medium, and large). Students will use these findings to write a short...
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Other

Statistics Canada: Add! Don?t Subtract! A Complete Count

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this learning activity from Statistics Canada, students will learn the value of census data when it is totaled and linked with different geographic regions. As part of this instructional activity, students will work with a...
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US Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau: Numbers That Tell a Story

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Using State Facts for Students, a data access tool from the U.S. Census Bureau, students will explore data about their state and voice their opinions on how the population has changed over time. Students will work in small groups to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Digital Divide: A Data Analysis Activity Using Subtotals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. The purpose of the lesson plan is to teach how to use Excel to analyze a large amount of data, in this case from the US Census. The example being used is the...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Population Growth Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this collection of nine lessons, learners use data from the U.S. Census to create population growth models and to examine the impact of changes in population factors such as age, demographic, etc.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Cities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan shows that by studying the population of the U.S. through census figures, students can learn about interesting cultural and economic trends.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Circle Graph Analysis and Creation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site, which is provided for by WNET, gives a great way to practice using circle graphs through these exercises. One is analyzing a pie graph from the Census Bureau and the other creating pie charts using government data.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a instructional activity using data from "Census at School" to predict your adult height using your current height.

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