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Students will examine census data on marriage and divorce rates for women and men in each state and the District of Columbia.
Analyzing Relationships: Marriage, Divorce, and Linear Regression
Students will examine census data on marriage and divorce rates for women and men in each state and the District of Columbia.
Students will use data to compare and contrast the distributions of variables in graphs, analyzing the shape, center, and spread of each.
Describing and Comparing Data Distributions
Students will use data to compare and contrast the distributions of variables in graphs, analyzing the shape, center, and spread of each.
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Applying Correlation Coefficients
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Census in Counties
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Students will interpret box plots and be able to make claims based on median earnings and educational attainment data of men and women aged 25 years or older.
Differences in Earnings Across Sex and Educational Attainment
Students will interpret box plots and be able to make claims based on median earnings and educational attainment data of men and women aged 25 years or older.
Students will examine and interpret a population chart published in 1898 as well as an 1893 political cartoon about immigration.
19th Century Immigration - Causes & Effects
Students will examine and interpret a population chart published in 1898 as well as an 1893 political cartoon about immigration.
Students will use the Census Business Builder data access tool to gather and analyze information that entrepreneurs may consider when opening a business.
Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset - Using Census Data for Business
Students will use the Census Business Builder data access tool to gather and analyze information that entrepreneurs may consider when opening a business.
Students will analyze the 1950 Census form for Americans living overseas and 1910–1990.
Post-World War II Globalization - U.S. Citizens Living Overseas
Students will analyze the 1950 Census form for Americans living overseas and 1910–1990.
Students will examine maps to explore changes in population density in the United States during three decades.
Geographic Mobility in the United States - 1920-1950
Students will examine maps to explore changes in population density in the United States during three decades.
Students will examine questions from 1940, 1960, and 2010 census questionnaires to analyze socioeconomic changes in the U.S. population.
Using the Decennial Census to Draw Conclusions About American Life
Students will examine questions from 1940, 1960, and 2010 census questionnaires to analyze socioeconomic changes in the U.S. population.
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Exploring 19th-Century Child Labor Laws in the United States
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Students will examine data from the 1990–2010 censuses on population changes in the U.S. island territories.
Maps and Graphs - Exploring the U.S. Island Territories
Students will examine data from the 1990–2010 censuses on population changes in the U.S. island territories.
Students will examine three primary sources to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
Exploring Federal Policy About Native Americans in the Late 1800s
Students will examine three primary sources to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
Students will examine population pyramids of 1850–1870 census data for different races/ethnicities and for the states and territories.
Post-Civil War: Regional Shifts in U.S. Population by Age and Sex
Students will examine population pyramids of 1850–1870 census data for different races/ethnicities and for the states and territories.
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source Analysis
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
Students will examine a 2010 Census brief to understand the apportionment process.
Trends in Congressional Apportionment
Students will examine a 2010 Census brief to understand the apportionment process.
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial Expansion
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Students will examine, and make comparisons using, a data visualization of median household incomes by U.S. county.
Median Income Patterns in the United States
Students will examine, and make comparisons using, a data visualization of median household incomes by U.S. county.
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Mapping and Analyzing Race and Ethnicity
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
The Modern Family
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Applying Correlation Coefficients
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Census in Counties
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Students will examine and interpret a population chart published in 1898 as well as an 1893 political cartoon about immigration.
19th Century Immigration - Causes & Effects
Students will examine and interpret a population chart published in 1898 as well as an 1893 political cartoon about immigration.
Students will use the Census Business Builder data access tool to gather and analyze information that entrepreneurs may consider when opening a business.
Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset - Using Census Data for Business
Students will use the Census Business Builder data access tool to gather and analyze information that entrepreneurs may consider when opening a business.
Students will analyze the 1950 Census form for Americans living overseas and 1910–1990.
Post-World War II Globalization - U.S. Citizens Living Overseas
Students will analyze the 1950 Census form for Americans living overseas and 1910–1990.
Students will examine maps to explore changes in population density in the United States during three decades.
Geographic Mobility in the United States - 1920-1950
Students will examine maps to explore changes in population density in the United States during three decades.
Students will examine questions from 1940, 1960, and 2010 census questionnaires to analyze socioeconomic changes in the U.S. population.
Using the Decennial Census to Draw Conclusions About American Life
Students will examine questions from 1940, 1960, and 2010 census questionnaires to analyze socioeconomic changes in the U.S. population.
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Exploring 19th-Century Child Labor Laws in the United States
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Students will examine data from the 1990–2010 censuses on population changes in the U.S. island territories.
Maps and Graphs - Exploring the U.S. Island Territories
Students will examine data from the 1990–2010 censuses on population changes in the U.S. island territories.
Students will examine three primary sources to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
Exploring Federal Policy About Native Americans in the Late 1800s
Students will examine three primary sources to understand the lives of young Native Americans during this time in history.
Students will examine population pyramids of 1850–1870 census data for different races/ethnicities and for the states and territories.
Post-Civil War: Regional Shifts in U.S. Population by Age and Sex
Students will examine population pyramids of 1850–1870 census data for different races/ethnicities and for the states and territories.
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source Analysis
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
Students will examine a 2010 Census brief to understand the apportionment process.
Trends in Congressional Apportionment
Students will examine a 2010 Census brief to understand the apportionment process.
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial Expansion
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Students will examine, and make comparisons using, a data visualization of median household incomes by U.S. county.
Median Income Patterns in the United States
Students will examine, and make comparisons using, a data visualization of median household incomes by U.S. county.
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Mapping and Analyzing Race and Ethnicity
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
An Analysis of the Millennial Generation
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
An Investigation Into Immigration and Migration in the United States
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
The Modern Family
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Poverty in America
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
Conducting a Mini Field Study
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Applying Correlation Coefficients
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Census in Counties
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Students will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.
Educational Attainment and Marriage Age
Students will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.
Students will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.
Over the Hill - Aging on a Normal Curve
Students will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Students will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.
The New Normal
Students will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.
Students will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.
Exploring 19th Century Population Growth through Interactive Maps
Students will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.
Students will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.
The Highway System - Its Development and Impact on the United States
Students will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.
Interpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.
The Progressives and the 1920 Census
Interpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.
Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.
Exploring the Great Migration – 1910-1970
Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.
Students will examine an interactive map of inbound and outbound migration patterns in U.S. counties to understand how migration affects domestic policy.
Learning Through Maps
Students will examine an interactive map of inbound and outbound migration patterns in U.S. counties to understand how migration affects domestic policy.
Students will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.
Women's Roles in Antebellum America
Students will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.
Students will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.
Authorizing the First Census - The Significance of Population Data
Students will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.
Students will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.
America Then and Now - Interpreting Changes in Demographic Data
Students will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Exploring 19th-Century Child Labor Laws in the United States
Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
Students will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.
The Great Depression - Using Census Data to Address an Economic Crisis
Students will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.
Students will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.
Slavery, Geography, and Politics
Students will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source Analysis
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial Expansion
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.
Population Expansion and Distribution in the United States: 1790-2010
Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Mapping and Analyzing Race and Ethnicity
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
An Analysis of the Millennial Generation
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
An Investigation Into Immigration and Migration in the United States
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
The Modern Family
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Poverty in America
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
Conducting a Mini Field Study
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Applying Correlation Coefficients
Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Census in Counties
Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
Students will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.
Educational Attainment and Marriage Age
Students will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.
Students will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.
Over the Hill - Aging on a Normal Curve
Students will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers
Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
Students will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.
The New Normal
Students will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.
Students will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.
Exploring 19th Century Population Growth through Interactive Maps
Students will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.
Students will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.
The Highway System - Its Development and Impact on the United States
Students will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.
Interpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.
The Progressives and the 1920 Census
Interpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.
Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.
Exploring the Great Migration – 1910-1970
Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.
Students will examine an interactive map of inbound and outbound migration patterns in U.S. counties to understand how migration affects domestic policy.
Learning Through Maps
Students will examine an interactive map of inbound and outbound migration patterns in U.S. counties to understand how migration affects domestic policy.
Students will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.
Women's Roles in Antebellum America
Students will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.
Students will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.
Authorizing the First Census - The Significance of Population Data
Students will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.
Students will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.
America Then and Now - Interpreting Changes in Demographic Data
Students will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.
Students will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.
The Great Depression - Using Census Data to Address an Economic Crisis
Students will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.
Students will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.
Slavery, Geography, and Politics
Students will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
Students will examine graphs on education, arnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source Analysis
Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial Expansion
Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.
Population Expansion and Distribution in the United States: 1790-2010
Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850
Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income
Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
Use U.S. Census Bureau data to learn how population pyramids describe population structures and to calculate age range population percentages.
How Do U.S. Populations Stack Up?
Use U.S. Census Bureau data to learn how population pyramids describe population structures and to calculate age range population percentages.
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Mapping and Analyzing Race and Ethnicity
The Census Data Mapper data access tool to map, visualize, and analyze the geographic distribution of various races and ethnicities in the United States.
Use images, U.S. Census Bureau data, and interactive maps to visualize and calculate densities at various scales.
Beyond Population - Using Different Types of Density
Use images, U.S. Census Bureau data, and interactive maps to visualize and calculate densities at various scales.
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
An Analysis of the Millennial Generation
Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
An Investigation Into Immigration and Migration in the United States
Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
The Modern Family
Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Poverty in America
Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
Conducting a Mini Field Study
Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.