History

Teaching Resources

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Students outside their one-room school house
in the early 1900s.

Censuses and surveys are complex undertakings, and teaching students about the census can be difficult. In this section, we present teaching aids and links to lesson plans that may assist you in integrating lessons about censuses into subjects like history, reading, and math for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Have you created a history lesson plan that uses census data or teaches students about the census or surveys? Would you be willing to share it with other teachers by posting it on this site? If so, e-mail a copy to the History Staff.

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