We All Count -- Issue 11 -- March 13-19, 2010

This week's standards:
Students understand the ideas, principles and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic. (Social Studies: Civics)

Activities:
1. Collect newspaper headlines that show numbers of people or things, such as "Three Students Win Prizes." Make a poster with your headlines.

2. Make up a survey to give your classmates. For example, what are their favorite TV shows or snack foods?

3. Conduct a comics census. How many characters (a) are male/female, (b) work outside/inside the home, and (c) are adult/school age?

4. Find newspaper stories that discuss how the census will affect your community. Make a list of the ideas you find.

5. Use the Internet to research congressional districts in your state. How did they change from 1970 to 2000?

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)