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Activities
Bring your classroom to life with real world data. Select an activity that supplements what you are currently teaching in subjects including English, Math, Geography and History.
Resources
Increase the data literacy of your students with resources that display data in fun ways. Choose from monthly Fun Facts, 5-Minute Challenge warm-up activities, maps, videos and more.
Standards
Statistics in Schools activities are based on relevant education standards and guidelines that outline the foundational knowledge and skills students should have at certain levels.
About
Statistics in Schools is a free Census Bureau program that uses the data to create resources for K-12 students in a variety of subjects.

Maps

Datos sobre la población de Puerto Rico (K-8)
Este mapa en español está diseñado para estudiantes de escuela elemental e intermedia.
Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives
This map shows the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives based on the 2010 Census.
Data Visualization - Increasing Urbanization Population Distribution
This data visualization reveals how the number and size of cities has increased between 1790 and 1890.
Data Visualization – Following the Frontier Line, 1790 to 1890
This data visualization highlights population expansion into new territory, subsequent gains in population density, and increasing urbanization.
Datos sobre la población de Puerto Rico (9-12)
Este mapa en español provee un vistazo a la población de Puerto Rico para estudiantes de secundaria.
Fascinating Old Census Maps, Updated for a Modern America
Inspired by the Statistical Atlas of the U.S., statistician Nathan Yau has created a series of fascinating maps of the country.
Population of the United States – 1790 to 1800
This map displays the population density of the United States according to the 1790 and 1800 Censuses.
SIS Elementary School Map: Understanding the U.S. Population
This map illustrates data from all 50 states for elementary students.
SIS High School Map: Diversity in the United States
This map highlights U.S. diversity data for high school students. It provides demographic breakdowns by age, sex, and race.
SIS High School Map: Understanding the U.S. Population
This map provides an overview of all 50 states for high school students. It includes data on languages spoken at home, median income, and population growth.
SIS K-12 Map: Population of the Northern Mariana Islands
This map illustrates census data about the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for students in grades K-12.
SIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of American Samoa
This map illustrates census data about American Samoa for students in grades K-12.
SIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of Guam
This map illustrates census data about Guam for students in grades K-12.
SIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of the U.S. Virgin Islands
This map illustrates census data about the U.S. Virgin Islands for students in grades K-12.
SIS Middle School Map: Understanding the U.S. Population
This map explains the U.S. population by providing data on the states with the youngest and oldest populations, highest and lowest average family size and more.
Scott’s Great Snake
This cartoon map illustrates Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically, during the Civil War.
State Facts for Students
Help students learn about their state as they collect, organize, analyze, map, and graph a variety of information in “State Facts for Students.”
Teacher’s Guide: Analyzing Maps
This source for teachers provides activities designed to help students analyze maps. Discovering census data at times requires the use of maps.
Territorial Acquisitions Map
Illustrates territorial expansion beginning with the territory of the original thirteen states and continuing throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Thematic Interactive Maps
Thematic interactive maps are data maps of a specific subject or for a specific purpose.
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