Creator: US Government | visit site
Grade Range: 2 - 11
This easy to use site contains population and demographic information for any state or county in the nation. The data available includes population, ethnic composition, and other related information. There is also a link for younger students with basic information on a more elementary level. At the time of this review, the data provided was from 2008.
In the Classroom
Use this site as the starting point for individual or group projects. Have pairs of students create multimedia presentations about specific states or counties. Have students use a mapping tool such as as Zeemaps, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15592">reviewed here</a>, to create a map of the locations they have researched (with audio stories and pictures included)!
At Home
Look up your home state (or the state where you grew up). Have your student look up location of friends that have moved away.
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Subjects
Geography (US/World), Government/Civics: U.S, Social Studies, Social Studies,