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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage, Labor Day and More With SIS Resources
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage, Labor Day and More With SIS Resources
There are many ways to enhance your student’s statistical literacy and incorporate real-life data into the classroom this month as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Labor Day, Constitution Day and more. The Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program has many resources and activities to help you teach students cool information like the number of people born in the U.S., the size of the Hispanic population, and median earnings by occupation.
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month With Statistics
SIS activities provide a fun and engaging way for your students to learn about the enormous contributions of Hispanic Americans.
Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts
Did you know that approximately 6% of U.S. businesses were Hispanic-owned in 2019? Or that roughly 13% of all people five years old and over in the U.S. speak Spanish? Learn these and other interesting facts in our updated Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts and accompanying teaching guide providing activity ideas for different grade levels. For example, students can use data in our fun facts handout and State Facts for Students data tool to find out more about each state and perhaps create a line graph.
New Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Kahoot! Game Coming Soon!
Let the fun continue with a little trivia! Students can test their knowledge with our Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Kahoot! Game. Help students build on their data analysis skills and recap what they’ve learned from our fun facts handout. Who will get the leading score?
Celebrating Labor Day With Data on Earnings – September 6
To celebrate Labor Day, ask students what occupation they would like to pursue and share our 5-minute Earnings by Occupation warm up activity with them. Students compare earnings of men and women in select jobs, including hairstylists, registered nurses, taxi drivers and electricians, and answer questions about their findings.
Discovering Facts Related to Constitution Day – September 17
From fun facts and warm-up activities to an interactive data map and videos, we have you covered with free resources and materials for Constitution Day!
With these resources, students can learn the number of U.S. service members in the American Revolution between 1775-1783 and compare it to the number of veterans in 2019.
Visit our Constitution Day webpage for additional resources and materials to use in your classrooms to teach students about the U.S. Census Bureau and its connection to the U.S. Constitution. Sharing SIS materials with students is a great way to recognize this day!
It’s National Voter Registration Day – September 28
Take a few minutes to explore data on voter participation with this warm-up activity, which provides voting patterns of men and women in presidential elections dating back to 1980. Then students can answer questions about the data and have an open discussion with their peers.
Statistics in Schools and American Community Survey (ACS) Data for Classrooms Webinar
Join this webinar to learn all about the latest Statistics in Schools resources and ways you can use them and ACS data in your classroom. Get updates on new SIS resources and discover how you can help improve your students’ statistical literacy to better prepare them for our data-driven world.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, at 4-5 p.m. EDT.
Feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues!
Page Last Revised - November 15, 2022
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