Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Activities aim to help students develop map literacy, understand the need for community involvement in the the census, and learn how to manage data. The lessons include teaching objectives, background information, and suggestions for classroom management.
Students analyze the data they gather for mean, median, mode, and range.
In an extension activity, students visit the U.S. Census Bureau Web site to find updated statistics on mean household size and median age, then compare those numbers to the results of their mock census. Additional resources are listed. ENC does NOT distribute this resource. Economics and Statistics Administration.