Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.

Students will use population data to read and write numbers in scientific notation and to make comparisons of that data for states and decades.

Students will discuss what the Census Bureau does and what information it collects. They will analyze text and an infographic and answer questions.

Students will analyze and compare census data on the education levels of African-Americans in 1850 and in 1880.

Students will investigate the relationship between earnings and different levels of educational attainment by creating a scatter plot.

Students will look at decennial census data — in table and graph form — showing population growth trends in five states from 1960 to 2020.

Introduces students to the Missouri Compromise and the issues associated with the expansion of slavery.

Students will study associations between the years the survey data were reported (2016–2021) and the ratings for speaking English.

Refer to the 1790 and 1800 Censuses to compare the total population with the population of enslaved people, drawing conclusions from the data.

Students will incorporate information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s QuickFacts data access tool into an advertisement for a city of their choice.

Students will examine population density maps of the United States during the 1800s.

Students will use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to compare how men and women in two cities used nonmotorized transportation to get to work.

Learn about population movement, migration trends, and the westward expansion of the early 1800s.

Students will learn about and review key geography and census terms.

Students will use the U.S. Census Bureau’s QuickFacts data access tool to examine information about three cities.

Students will learn about how the U.S. government classifies race and ethnicity through watching a video and reading a blog post.