How does your state compare? Using census data, scholars determine the total population and the number of 11-year-old boys and girls in two different states. They round and compare values, and then make up a question about the two states for others to answer with the census data.

Concepts

rounding, comparing amounts, comparisons

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the extension ideas as part of an extra credit assignment
  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should be familiar with inequality symbols
• Knowledge of rounding is necessary
  

Pros

• Includes printable student worksheets
• Use of real-world data makes the task relevant
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP4 MP6 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3