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Worksheets: Grades 9-12
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Direct students to data that helps them dive deeper into topics such as women in the workforce, immigration patterns, changes in family structure, and the link between education and income. Use the tabs below to find age-appropriate, interactive activities. Corresponding teachers' guides are available for each activity.
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America Then and Now - Interpreting Changes in Demographic DataStudents will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.
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An Investigation Into Immigration and Migration in the United StatesStudents will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.
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Analyzing Correlations of Education and IncomeExplore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.
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Annotating Informational TextStudents will read an informational text about college completion rates for people born in different years and answer questions citing evidence.
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Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.
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Applying Correlation CoefficientsStudents will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.
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Authorizing the First Census - The Significance of Population DataStudents will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.
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Census in CountiesStudents will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.
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Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, OutliersStudents will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.
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Conducting a Mini Field StudyStudents will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.
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Educational Attainment and Marriage AgeStudents will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.
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Exploring 19th Century Population Growth through Interactive MapsStudents will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.
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Exploring 19th-Century Child Labor Laws in the United StatesExamine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.
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Exploring the Great Migration – 1910-1970Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.
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How Times Have Changed: An Analysis of Young AdultsStudents will look at data showing how the experiences of young adults today differ from other generations.
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How is Young Adulthood Changing?Students will engage in a class discussion on young adulthood, answer questions about a technical document, then write about their generation.
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Over the Hill - Aging on a Normal CurveStudents will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.
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Population Expansion and Distribution in the United States: 1790-2010Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.
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Poverty in AmericaStudents will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.
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Slavery, Geography, and PoliticsStudents will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.
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The Great Depression - Using Census Data to Address an Economic CrisisStudents will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.
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The Highway System - Its Development and Impact on the United StatesStudents will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.
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The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source AnalysisStudents will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.
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The New NormalStudents will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.
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The Progressives and the 1920 CensusInterpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.
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Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial ExpansionStudents will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.
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Women in the Workforce 1940-2010Students will examine graphs on education, earnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.
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Women's Roles in Antebellum AmericaStudents will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.
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