America Then and Now - Interpreting Changes in Demographic Data

Students will review a series of infographics to learn how America’s demographics have changed between 1940 and 2010.

An Analysis of the Millennial Generation

Students will look at data showing how the “millennial” generation differs from other generations.

An Investigation Into Immigration and Migration in the United States

Students will use data about geographic mobility to explore rates and patterns of migration within, and immigration to, the United States.

Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income

Explore maps containing census data from 1950 through 2000.

Annotating Informational Text

Students will read an informational text about college completion rates for people born in different years and answer questions citing evidence.

Antebellum Economy - Understanding Employment in 1850

Students will examine a table of 1850 Census data on employment to understand the professions of free men across the United States at the time.

Applying Correlation Coefficients

Students will use state and regional unemployment data for various education levels to create scatter plots and calculate correlation coefficients.

Authorizing the First Census - The Significance of Population Data

Students will analyze excerpts from the 1790 legislation that allowed for the administration of the first decennial census.

Census in Counties

Students will analyze a variety of county-level census data in histograms to compare and contrast the shapes of their distributions.

Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers

Students will calculate various measures of central tendency using data on the number of people who bike to work in select states.

Conducting a Mini Field Study

Students will learn about the nature and importance of qualitative research as a complement to numerical data.

Educational Attainment and Marriage Age

Students will develop, justify, and evaluate conjectures about the relationship between two quantitative variables over time in the United States.

Exploring 19th Century Population Growth through Interactive Maps

Students will use two data visualization tools to explore U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1890.

Exploring 19th-Century Child Labor Laws in the United States

Examine historical photographs and a data table related to 19th-century industrialization and child labor.

Exploring the Great Migration – 1910-1970

Consider the causes and effects of waves of migration and compare the historical data with more recent data on migration overall.

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.

Learning Through Maps

Students will examine an interactive map of inbound and outbound migration patterns in U.S. counties to understand how migration affects domestic policy.

Over the Hill - Aging on a Normal Curve

Students will use census data from a sample of 136 U.S. counties and other sample data to make estimates about the U.S. population.

Population Expansion and Distribution in the United States: 1790-2010

Students will use a data visualization tool to understand shifts in the U.S. population distribution from 1790 to 2010.

Poverty in America

Students will explore census data, including infographics and reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation.

Slavery, Geography, and Politics

Students will analyze multiple resources to learn how President Abraham Lincoln and Union forces used a 19th century population density map.

The Great Depression - Using Census Data to Address an Economic Crisis

Students will identify the connection between government statistics and government programs by examining the problems from the Great Depression.

The Highway System - Its Development and Impact on the United States

Students will examine a data visualization that displays 2010 Census data on population density along Interstate 90.

The Missouri Compromise - A Primary Source Analysis

Students will examine tables of data from the 1820 Census to understand the implications of the Missouri Compromise, specifically in Maine and Missouri.

The Modern Family

Students will learn why families are important social institutions and how family structures, household sizes, and living arrangements have changed.

The New Normal

Students will explore distributions of various census data sets to determine whether it can be reasonably assumed that those data follow a normal distribution.

The Progressives and the 1920 Census

Interpret and analyze a political cartoon about the 1920 Census.

Using Interactive Maps to Interpret U.S. Territorial Expansion

Students will explore an interactive data visualization of state-by-state population growth as measured by the decennial censuses of 1790 through 2010.

Women in the Workforce 1940-2010

Students will examine graphs on education, earnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010.

Women's Roles in Antebellum America

Students will examine an 1850 Census questionnaire and an 1851 political cartoon to understand women’s rights issues during the Antebellum Period.