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            Books, Roller Coasters, and Family Fun in August!
 Books, Roller Coasters, and Family Fun in August!
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 August is full of family fun as we celebrate the end of summer, books, and roller coasters. Before thoughts turn to heading back to school, enjoy the last days of summer and incorporate statistical learning in a fun way with Statistics in Schools resources. Build a family tree or impress your loved ones with cool census facts such as the number of amusement parks in your state and states with the most zoos and botanical gardens. To plan ahead for other August observances, check out our Monthly Highlights page.
 It’s Family Fun Month!
 
 What comes to mind when you think of summer? No school? Going to the beach? Family vacations? Test your knowledge on a variety of summer-related topics powered by Census Bureau data from states with the most amusement parks or zoos and botanical gardens to the number of U.S. travel agencies and RV campgrounds. Enjoy playing our summer Kahoot! game: Fireworks and Road Trips: Slide into Summer with Census Data.
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 Expand your students’ knowledge of census-related words with our word find and crossword warm-up activities designed to familiarize them with terms related to population, education, and other data we collect.
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 How often do you talk about your family history? Summer family gatherings are the perfect time to discuss your ancestry. A family tree is a popular format used to tell the story of who we are. This activity includes worksheets students at different grade levels can use to construct their own family trees.
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 Book Lover’s Day – August 9
 Love to read? Celebrate this day by sharing our "To Kill a Mockingbird": An Introduction to 1930s America activity with students, which introduces statistics about the period this novel takes place during 1933-1935 of the Great Depression. For this activity, students will be able to describe unemployment numbers from the 1930s and write a piece using the RAFT (role, audience, format, topic) technique to make inferences about the plot, setting, and conflict in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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 National Roller Coaster Day – August 16
 
 Happy National Roller Coaster Day! Do you know how many amusement parks are in the United States? Find out the answer and discover how many there are in your state with our Using Fractions to Compare Amusements Parks by States activity. Students will create a visual model of fractional data and perhaps be inspired to enjoy a roller coaster ride at a nearby amusement park!
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 Back to School
 Thinking about the fast-approaching new school year while still summering? Did you know about 46 million students were enrolled in public K-12 schools in the U.S. in fall 2021? Explore how our nation’s students and teachers get ready to return to the classroom with our Back-to-School Fun Facts handout. Teachers can use the accompanying teaching guide for ideas on ways to use these fun facts in their lessons.
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