Cool off from the summer with fun-filled Statistics in Schools resources about this month’s special events.





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Celebrate Teachers, Sweet Treats, Hispanic Heritage, and Statistical Learning This October with Census Bureau Resources!

Fall is in the air! Cool off from the summer with fun-filled Statistics in Schools (SIS) resources about this month’s special events from Computer Learning Month and World Teacher Day to Hispanic Heritage Month, Halloween, and National Dessert Day.

These statistical resources will help you and your students access helpful data tools, explore the top 10 benefits of utilizing the SIS program, and discover cool stuff like the total number of potential trick or treaters in the United States and more. SIS activities and materials help boost students’ statistical literacy and prepare them for our increasingly data-driven world!

*Hispanic Heritage Month – Celebrated September 15 to October 15*

Did you know the significance of the start date for Hispanic Heritage Month is the anniversary of independence in five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua? This observance honors the U.S. Hispanic population whose ancestors hail from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Celebrate this population’s rich culture and contributions by sharing our fact-filled resources and activities with students.

Hispanic Heritage Month [ [link removed] ]

*Fun Facts
*Did you know that in 2023 over half of the 65.2 million Hispanics population in the U.S. called themselves Californians (15,760,437), Texans (12,135,690), or Floridians (6,197,465)? Find more interesting facts like this in our Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts [ [link removed] ] and 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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Frequency Distributions - Hispanic or Latino Population Percentages in 50 States and the District of Columbia [ [link removed] ]

*Classroom Activity*
Histogram fun! This middle school math activity, Frequency Distributions - Hispanic or Latino Population Percentages in 50 States and the District of Columbia [ [link removed] ], helps students create and interpret histograms. Students will discover that in 2022 there were 12 states that had “0 to less than 5” percent of Hispanic or Latino population as they compare the frequencies of Hispanic or Latino population percentages for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (by completing frequency tables and summarizing and displaying the data).



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Hispanic Heritage Kahoot! Game [ [link removed] ]

*Kahoot! Game*
Continue the celebration by having students play our Kahoot! game [ [link removed] ] about the Hispanic/Latinx population groups in the U.S.. During this gametime they will learn interesting facts like the estimated Hispanic population in the U.S. in 2023 was about 65.2 million and in 2023 the percentage of the Hispanic population ages 25 and up with a high school diploma or equivalent was about 76 percent.



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Warm-Up Activity [ [link removed] ]

*Warm-Up Activity*
Lastly, we have our 5-Minute Warm-Up Challenge – What is the Hispanic or Latino Population in Your State? [ [link removed] ] – to share with students. For this activity, students review a map and identify states with the smallest and largest percentages of the Hispanic or Latino population throughout the United States – and share two other things they learned from the graphic.



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*October 31 – Halloween Fun Facts *

Halloween Fun Facts [ [link removed] ]

Did you know there were an estimated 41 million potential trick-or-treaters – children aged 5 to 14 – in 2023 across the United States? Learn more cool facts about this spooktacular day like the number of formal wear and costume rental establishments in the U.S., with our Halloween Fun Facts [ [link removed] ] handout. Teachers can use the accompanying teaching guide to find fun ways to turn the handout into an activity. For example, students could add to the chart in the “Costume Fun!” section by identifying more occupations that make great costume ideas using our data access tools “Data.census.gov” at <[link removed] [ [link removed] ]>.



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Harvests and Hayrides: Fall Fun With Census Data Kahoot! Game

Harvests and Hayrides Kahoot! Game [ [link removed] ]

How many U.S. places do you know with spooky-sounding names? Our fall-themed Kahoot! game, Harvests and Hayrides: Fall Fun with Census Bureau Data [ [link removed] ], makes the season come alive with real-life Census Bureau data from the state projected to raise the most turkeys to the number of pumpkins and apples exported. Get students excited to learn with census data and boost their statistical literacy!



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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.

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*Census Data at Work*
Learn how census data can help your community with this middle school English activity [ [link removed] ]. Students will analyze an infographic of people with different professions such as a business owner, fire chief, or market analyst to determine how each might use the American Community Survey (ACS) data gathered by the Census Bureau.

Teachers will engage students in a discussion about what the Census Bureau does and what types of information it collects. Then students will read and annotate informational texts from the Census Bureau and work with a partner to answer questions about the texts. Students will use evidence from an infographic to support their answers.



*Why is this activity a staff favorite?*
In this activity students take a deep dive into understanding the importance of why the Census Bureau collects data and how the data are used. For example, how people get to places helps transportation officials understand commuting patterns in case more improvements to roads and highways are needed, or a health administrator may use ACS data on age, income, disability, and health insurance to determine if a younger community might need more pediatric care. Students will enhance their annotating skills as they review a flyer that describes what the American Community Survey is, what topics it covers, how the data are collected, and more. Then they will study two cool, colorful infographics filled with information about what the ACS asks. At the end of the activity, students will complete a wireframe which is like a first draft of a Web page, to imagine they are creating a Web page to teach people how census data are used in their community.

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Other Things Happening This Month!

Computer Learning Month [ [link removed] ]

For *Computer Learning Month*, utilize relevant data to inspire students to learn about their community. The Census Bureau’s SIS program offers a variety of tools to access data about their state and the country including population, age, educational attainment, and more. Review our Teachers’ Guide to Data Access Tools for Students [ [link removed] ] to learn more about these tools, then challenge your students to use them to complete our various classroom activities.



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World Teacher Day [ [link removed] ]

*World’s Teacher’s Day* is October 5. In honor of this day, SIS would like to share the top benefits [ [link removed] ] of using our program. Whether you teach math or history, kindergarten or high school, there is something available for everyone. Our resources were developed by teachers for teachers and are designed to supplement current lesson plans. To further boost statistical literacy, check out our collection of Kahoot! games [ [link removed] ] and, if you’re interested in becoming more involved with SIS, learn more about our Ambassador Program [ [link removed] ].



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National Dessert Day [ [link removed] ]

This *National Dessert Day is October 14*, share our State Facts for Students [ [link removed] ] data tool with students to explore the number of ice cream and frozen dessert makers in their state as well as other cool things like the total number of 8- to 14-year-olds, amusement parks, smartphone users and more. Students can then put their minds to work by comparing information about their state and other states.



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Data Driven World [ [link removed] ]

In celebration of *World Statistics Day on October 20*, watch our Statistics in Schools Preparing Students for a Data-Driven World [ [link removed] ] video that discusses how the Census Bureau has expanded its efforts to promote statistical literacy by providing real-life data for the classroom with its Statistics in Schools program.



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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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