Resources
- 2010 Census 6-8
-
- Type:
- Link/URL
- Grade:
- 6-8
- Subjects:
- Math, Social Studies, Interdisciplinary
-
- Prep Time:
- 30 minutes to an hour
- Duration:
- Multiple Class Sessions
-
- Views:
- 519
-
-
- Avg. Rating:
-
Created by:
- S.Birnbaum
-
- Add teacher to your contacts
-
- Location:
- N/A
- Grade:
- PK - 12
- Subject:
- Interdisciplinary
- Class Size:
- Less than 10
- Resources:
- 51
- Recent Resources
-
- New Teacher: January / February Survival Guide
- The First Thanksgiving Online Activity
- Teaching About the First Thanksgiving
-
- This work by is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Summary:
Lesson plans and resources for 6-8 teachers on the 2010 Census.
Materials:
- It's All About Us: 2010 Census in Schools: Teacher Home
http://www.scholastic.com/census/united-states/teachers.htm [www.scholastic.com] - It's All About Us: 2010 Census in Schools: Grades 7-8
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752139#7-8 [www2.scholastic.com] - It's All About Us: 2010 Census in Schools: Diversity Poster and Lessons
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753285 [www2.scholastic.com] - U.S. Census Bureau Lessons and Maps
http://www.census.gov/schools/materials_for_schools/lessons_and_maps.html [www.census.gov] - New York Times: Making Sense of the Census
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/making-sense-of-the-census-ideas-for-classes-across-the-curriculum/ [learning.blogs.nytimes.com]
Goals:
Every 10 years, the U.S. government counts the population in the country and it is a great teaching moment for teachers to talk about demographics, charts, population growth, government, etc. These three sites give suggestions for teachers on how to get the learning started.