This month, use real-life data to teach about September observances like Hispanic Heritage Month and Constitution Day.
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Step Into September With Census Bureau Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, Constitution Day, and More!
This month, use real-life data to teach about September observances like Hispanic Heritage Month and Constitution Day. From learning about educational attainment of the Hispanic population to how the U.S. Census Bureau ties to the Constitution, Statistics in Schools [ [link removed] ] (SIS) activities can help sharpen the statistical and civic literacy of your students.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 to honor the nation?s Hispanic population whose ancestors hail from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Discover more about this population with fact-filled resources aimed at helping you teach about this observance in an engaging way.
*Fun Facts*
Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts [ [link removed] ]
Did you know the Hispanic population of the United States in 2023 constituted roughly 19.4% of the nation?s total population? Discover interesting facts like this and others including the birthplaces of famous Hispanics and more with our Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts [ [link removed] ]. You can use the accompanying teaching guide to find grade-appropriate discussion topics and activities relating to the handout such as state comparisons and exploring trends in education data.
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Kahoot! Game
Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia [ [link removed] ]
Students can have fun and learn while playing our engaging Kahoot! game [ [link removed] ] featuring Census Bureau data about the Hispanic/Latinx population groups in the U.S. They can use the related Fun Facts handout to help them answer questions on the estimated Hispanic population in the U.S., educational attainment of U.S. Hispanics, and more.
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Classroom Activity
Frequency Distributions [ [link removed] ]
Our middle school math activity, Frequency Distributions - Hispanic or Latino Population Percentages in 50 States and the District of Columbia [ [link removed] ], has students compare and contrast the frequencies of Hispanic or Latino population percentages for the 50 states and the District of Columbia by completing frequency tables and creating histograms that summarize and display the data.
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Warm-Up Activity
Warm-Up Activity [ [link removed] ]
Last, but not least, share our 5-Minute Warm-Up Challenge ? What is the Hispanic or Latino Population in Your State? [ [link removed] ] ? with students. For this activity, students review a map and answer questions about the Hispanic population and what they learned from the graphic. They will also identify the percentage of this population in their state and share two things they learned from the graphic.
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Constitution Day
Constitution Day [ [link removed] ]
September 17 is Constitution Day. Our refreshed Constitution Day page [ [link removed] ] is full of resources including fact sheets, warm-ups, and more discussing the U.S. Constitution?s role in the census. The framers of the Constitution included the mandatory once-a-decade count in this document that helped shape our nation into what it is today.
Article I, Section 2 states, ?"*Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers?.*"?
Discover how you can share more about this observance with your students using SIS resources. From our Fun Facts handout highlighting Constitution-related data from the Census Bureau to our new Educator?s Guide including creative ways to teach about this topic, there is something available to boost your students? civic literacy skills and inspire civic engagement as a future survey respondent.
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Fall Kahoot! Game
Fall Kahoot! Game [ [link removed] ]
How many U.S. places and townships do you think have the word Cranberry in their name? Put your students to the test with our fall-themed Kahoot! game, Harvests and Hayrides: Fall Fun with Census Bureau Data [ [link removed] ]. Make the season come alive with real-life Census Bureau data!
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Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day [ [link removed] ]
Did you know that September 17 is Voter Registration Day? Share the importance of making your voice count in the upcoming 2024 election by sharing our elementary school history activity, Voting Trends in America, 1964-2020 [ [link removed] ]. This activity gives students the opportunity to analyze bar and line graphs showing the percentage of people (by race, age, sex, region, and education) who voted in elections between 1964 and 2020.
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National Good Neighbor Day
National Good Neighbor Day [ [link removed] ]
September 28 is National Good Neighbor Day. Our Getting to Know Your Neighbor [ [link removed] ] activity introduces students to demographic characteristics, including percentages of population by age and race, using our QuickFacts data tool. They can use their findings to determine what businesses could be in demand in their community.
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Activity of the Month
SIS has a variety of standards-based activities for all grade levels. In this section of our newsletter, an SIS staff member has handpicked one of their favorites for you to explore.
Trends in Congressional Apportionment
This high school history [ [link removed] ] activity gives students the opportunity to examine a 2020 Census brief to understand the apportionment process and to analyze the relationship between a state?s population and its number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Why This Activity Is a Staff Favorite
Trends in Congressional Apportionment [ [link removed] ]
With Constitution Day coming up, this activity is a great way to share more about the importance of the apportionment process. It was also recently refreshed to reflect the updated 2020 Census Brief on Congressional Apportionment, so it has the latest and greatest information available. To make it relatable, you can even find your state in the table and map in the brief to see how the number of representatives has changed throughout the years and compare to other states.
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*Plan ahead*: Check out our resources for Halloween [ [link removed] ], and National Dictionary Day [ [link removed] ] (October 16). Use our Monthly Highlights [ [link removed] ] page to plan your month.
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About Statistics in Schools
Bring your lessons to life and boost the civic and statistical literacy of your students with resources from the U.S. Census Bureau?s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. Whether you teach math, geography, history, sociology or English, explore more than 200 free and engaging materials for K-12 students that use census data.
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