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Statistics in Schools brings subjects to life using real-world Census Bureau data to create materials for use year after year at all grade levels.

Statistics in Schools Recognizes February
With Data Related to Love, Heritage,
and Public Education

From Fun Facts handouts to Kahoot! games, Statistics in Schools (SIS) has created resources to share relevant data with students during the month of February. Check out our newly updated resources for Black (or African American) History Month, Valentine?s Day, Public Schools Week, and more!

Observing Black (or African American) History Month

Learn cool facts about the African American population with SIS resources that give students the opportunity to have fun while learning about Census Bureau data. Students can discover trends in the educational attainment of the U.S. Black population; the projected population of African Americans in 2060; U.S. places with the highest percentage of Black residents, and more.
Black History Month Fun Facts

Black History Month Fun Facts

Did you know the median age of Blacks or African Americans was 35 in 2021 or that Shirley A. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968 and helped collect responses in Brooklyn for the 1970 Census? Commemorate Black History month with our Fun Facts? handout full of statistics about African Americans from education levels, occupations, birthplace populations of famous African Americans and more. The accompanying teaching guide provides activities you can do with your students using our fun facts to expand their knowledge about this population.

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Kahoot! Game Black History

Kahoot! Game: Test Your Knowledge on Facts About Black History Month

Introducing our new Kahoot! game that features facts and figures about the Black population in the United States. How many U.S. Black-owned businesses were there in 2020? Students can discover the answer to this and other questions about the nation?s Black population by playing this game.

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Black History Month Warm-Up Activity

Educational Attainment of Black and Total U.S. Population by Age Warm-up Activity

True or false? Approximately 94 percent of the U.S. Black population aged 25-39 had a high school diploma or higher in 2020. Students can find the answer to this with our warm-up activity as they analyze data on the educational attainment of the Black population and compare it to the national average.

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Valentine's Day

Have Fun With Statistics on Valentine?s Day

Happy Valentine?s Day! Did you know there are city names that relate to this special day like Love Valley, North Carolina, with a population of about 154? Teach your students more fun statistics about this day with our Valentine?s Day Fun Facts handout. There?s data about candy, jewelry stores, marriage, and more you can share with them and use the accompanying teaching guide as a helpful tool to creatively teach different grade levels.

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Love by the Numbers Warm-up activity

Share our new Valentine?s Day warm-up activity,
Love by the Numbers, with students who will use clues from our Valentine?s Day Fun Facts to help complete the crossword puzzle.


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Educational Earnings

Happy Public Schools Week: February 27?March 3

Did you know that each additional year of education people attain, their median annual income could possible rise by about $6,000? As we recognize Public Schools Week, share our Fitting a Line to Data - Earnings and Educational Attainment activity with your middle school students. This activity examines the relationship between earnings and levels of educational attainment. Students create a scatter plot relating median annual income to years of education and draw inferences on its impact.

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About Statistics in Schools

We provide?more than 200 activities and resources for teaching and learning with real-life data. Enhance and invigorate learning in many subjects while educating your students about the value and everyday use of statistics. Visit?census.gov/schools?to learn more and explore standards-aligned, classroom ready activities.
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