Data are everywhere, from measuring our daily commutes and ranking our favorite sports teams to tracking the average income for a particular career and forecasting the weather. Knowing how to use and interpret data are key to making informed decisions, a valuable lesson to help students gain the skills for success.
For Constitution Day, teachers can connect the census to our Founding Fathers, who envisioned an accurate count of our nation?s people. James Madison even suggested census takers ask additional questions that would help lawmakers better understand the needs of the nation, an early understanding of the importance of data.
