The story of race in the United States continues to evolve, and the numbers show it. Using data from the last two census counts, learners consider recent demographic shifts. They then analyze the information to hypothesize: What could the face of America look like 10, 20, or even 30 years from now?

Concepts

censuses, ethnicity, cultural diversity, ethnic diversity, statistics

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use data to forecast the racial and ethnic makeup of the United States in the future
• Create a discussion on why it's important to count race and ethnicity in the census

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a series of lessons put out by the Commerce Department on the census

Pros

• Lesson is interactive and hands-on to add engagement
• Instruction integrates social studies and math, making it interdisciplinary and relevant

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.5 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.10