Worksheets: Grades 3-5
Take your students on an online scavenger hunt, help them build a population pyramid, guide them to interesting facts about their state, and more. Use the tabs below to find age-appropriate, interactive activities.
Grade 5
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"I Have a Dream" – Learning About Martin Luther King Jr.Analyze census data and graphs that demonstrate how lives of African-Americans were changed by Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Examining Changes to the Environment Through Pictures and DataStudents will examine how human actions and population changes can affect the environment.
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Getting To Know Your NeighborTo introduce demographic characteristics to students, teachers will help them create a population pyramid.
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Immigration NationStudents will examine data of the number of immigrants to the United States, to create bar graphs and line graphs with appropriate scales.
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Looking at Numbers of Births Using a Line GraphAfter looking at census data, students will determine the birth years of children who were aged 8 through 11 in 2023.
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Narratives and NamesStudents will examine Census Bureau data on popular last names and complete a Quickwrite about their name and its history.
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Perceptions of a Place: Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis activity will help students understand that people’s perceptions of the world are constantly changing with new experiences and information.
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Play it Safe!Students will learn how the U.S. Census Bureau helps emergency responders provide support during natural disasters.
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Scavenger Hunt: Where is Gina the Geographer?Students will participate in an online scavenger hunt based on a story that a geographer named Gina has escaped to an undisclosed location.
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Voting Trends in America, 1964-2020Students will analyze bar and line graphs showing the percentages of people who voted in elections between 1964 and 2020.
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