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Comparing My State ActivityComparing My State Activity
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US Department of Commerce
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4th
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Comparing My State

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How does your state compare? Using census data, scholars determine the total population and the number of 11-year-old boys and girls in two different states. They round and compare values, and then make up a question about the two states for others to answer with the census data.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

rounding, comparing amounts, comparisons

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the extension ideas as part of an extra credit assignment

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should be familiar with inequality symbols
  • Knowledge of rounding is necessary

Pros

  • Includes printable student worksheets
  • Use of real-world data makes the task relevant

Cons

  • None

Common Core

MP4 MP6 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3

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