Article
US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2018 report on human rights practices in Spain includes information on topics of concern related to human rights such as government corruption; violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, and national/racial/ethnic...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today More of u.s.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.
Website
Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Urbanization and Human Settlements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine urbanization in major metropolitan areas of the United States in the late 20th and the early 21st...
Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Population Growth Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this collection of nine lessons, learners use data from the U.S. Census to create population growth models and to examine the impact of changes in population factors such as age, demographic, etc.
Handout
US Department of State

America.gov: Foundations of Human Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the immigration activity and subsequent settlement patterns of the United States. Discusses major reasons for population shifts and growth of population centers.
Article
NBC

Msnbc: u.n. Body Rebukes u.s. Over Katrina Response

For Students 9th - 10th
The United Nations human rights panel chastised the United States for its poor response to Hurricane Katrina. It found that there was a disproportionate number of poor and African-Americans who were not protected by the United States...
Article
Remedy Health Media

The Body: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good summary of what we know about a second strain of HIV and its appearance in the population. Original resource from 2007 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Cities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan shows that by studying the population of the U.S. through census figures, students can learn about interesting cultural and economic trends.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: African American Population Shifts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After completing this mini-unit, students will understand some of the economic, educational, and lifestyle reasons why African Americans have moved from one place in the United States to another.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Mass Exodus From the Plains

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from PBS.org explaining the migration of people out of the plains during the dust bowl. Use this article to learn all about the reasons people left and where they went.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, introduce your learners to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.