"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.

Examining Changes to the Environment Through Pictures and Data

Students will examine how human actions and population changes can affect the environment.

Getting To Know Your Neighbor

To introduce demographic characteristics to students, teachers will help them create a population pyramid.

Immigration Nation

Students will examine data of the number of immigrants to the United States, to create bar graphs and line graphs with appropriate scales.

Looking at Numbers of Births Using a Line Graph

After looking at census data, students will determine the birth years of children who were aged 8 through 11 in 2022.

Narratives and Names

Students will examine Census Bureau data on popular last names and complete a Quickwrite about their name and its history.

Perceptions of a Place: Los Angeles, California

This activity will help students understand that people’s perceptions of the world are constantly changing with new experiences and information.

Play it Safe!

Students will learn how the U.S. Census Bureau helps emergency responders provide support during natural disasters.

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.

Voting Trends in America, 1964-2020

Students will analyze bar and line graphs showing the percentages of people who voted in elections between 1964 and 2020.