Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigration Push and Pull Factors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine significant ideas, beliefs, and themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland, the United States, and the world.
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US Census Bureau

Us Census Bureau: Population Pyramid Graph for Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphs showing the population pyramids of Canada from the year 2018. Shows a comparison of males versus females.
Website
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Population Clocks

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Census Bureau Web site has two population clocks with notes available. One clock shows the population increase for the United States. The other shows the world population increase.
Website
Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Urbanization and Human Settlements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine urbanization in major metropolitan areas of the United States in the late 20th and the early 21st...
Article
Texas Demographics Center

Office of the State Demographer: Introduction to Migration in Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report explaining the factors that cause a population to increase, as has been the case in Texas, why migration takes place and why it is important, and the contributions of immigrants to Texas. The focus is on population changes...
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Other

Census Scope: Texas: Age Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents charts showing the age distribution by gender of the population of Texas in 1990 and 2000.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Population Distribution, 1870

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1907 of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1870. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Population Distribution, 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the central and eastern United States in 1860 showing the distribution of the population in the region at the time. The map shows State lines, the frontier line in 1860, and is keyed to show the areas of population density...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population , 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the population distribution in 1850. The map is coded to show population densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to over 90 inhabitants per square mile. The map illustrates the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Density of Population in the u.s., 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the United States showing the population distribution at the time. The map is keyed to show areas of population densities ranging from sparse to very dense. This map is part of a classroom map study illustrating how,...
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-eight data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine ways in which remote sensing by satellites gives us useful information about the world....
Lesson Plan
Other

Transcontinental Phragmites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson, students will examine the spread of Phragmites, an invasive species, across the Atlantic from Europe to the United States, and look for connections to human navigation patterns, while applying their knowledge of American...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population, 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
A population map of United States and territories in 1820 showing the distribution of the European-American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. The map shows the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population, 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
A population map of United States and territories in 1820 showing the distribution of the European-American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. The map shows the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population, 1830

For Students 9th - 10th
A population map of United States and territories in 1830 showing the distribution of the European-American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. The map shows the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population, 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1880. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square mile.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Distribution of Population, 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the original thirteen States in 1790 showing State lines, territories northwest and south of the Ohio River, British and Spanish possessions, and the distribution of the European-American population east of the Mississippi River...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States Population Density, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1900" showing the increase in population and expansion of the railroad network since 1850. The map is color-coded to show population densities...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: American Population, 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the original thirteen States in 1790 showing the distribution of the European-American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. The map shows the State lines,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States Population Density, 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1850." The map is color-coded to show population densities ranging from areas with fewer than 2 inhabitants per square mile to areas of 90 or...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Population, 1840

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the central and eastern United States in 1840 showing the distribution of the population in the region at the time. The map shows State lines, the frontier line in 1840, and is keyed to show the areas of population density...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Population in the United States, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1900. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Population Density, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1910. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square mile. The...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Population Density From the First Census, 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern United States in 1790 showing the western extent of the territories to the Mississippi, and the distribution of European-American population at the time. The map is keyed to show areas of population densities ranging...