Counting Sheep or People? Census 2020
Students explore the Census of 2020 by making a connection between shepherds counting their sheep and counting the population of the United States.
Background
Lesson Activities
Credits
Author
Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom
Standards
Texas Content Area Standards
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ELA: K.110.2.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: K.110.2.b.1.A: listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses
- ELA: K.110.2.b.1.B: restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions
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ELA: K.110.2.b.5
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: K.110.2.b.5.H: synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 1.110.3.b.1.A: listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses
- ELA: 1.110.3.b.1.B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short, related sequence of actions
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: 1.110.3.b.6.H: synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking -- oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 2.110.4.b.1.A: listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses
- ELA: 2.110.4.b.1.B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short, related sequence of actions
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: 2.110.4.b.6.H: synthesize information to create new understanding
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Math: K.111.2.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: K.111.2.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace
- Math: K.111.2.b.1.C: select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems
- Math: K.111.2.b.1.E: create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
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Math: K.111.2.b.2
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to understand how to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system.
- Math: K.111.2.b.2.A: count forward and backward to at least 20 with and without objects
- Math: K.111.2.b.2.B: read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures
- Math: K.111.2.b.2.C: count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their arrangement or order
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Math: K.111.2.b.8
Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to collect and organize data to make it useful for interpreting information.
- Math: K.111.2.b.8.B: use data to create real-object and picture graphs
- Math: K.111.2.b.8.C: draw conclusions from real-object and picture graphs
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Math: 1.111.3.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: 1.111.3.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace
- Math: 1.111.3.b.1.C: select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems
- Math: 1.111.3.b.1.E: create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
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Math: 1.111.3.b.2
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system related to place value.
- 111.3.b.2.C: use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 120
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Math: 1.111.3.b.8
Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems.
- Math: 1.111.3.b.8.A: collect, sort, and organize data in up to three categories using models/representations such as tally marks or T-charts
- Math: 1.111.3.b.8.C: draw conclusions and generate and answer questions using information from picture and bar-type graphs
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Math: 2.111.4.b.1
Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- Math: 2.111.4.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace
- Math: 2.111.4.b.1.C: select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems
- Math: 2.111.4.b.1.E: create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
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Math: 2.111.4.b.2
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to understand how to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system related to place value.
- 111.4.b.2.A: use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 1,200 in more than one way as a sum of so many thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones
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Math: 2.111.4.b.10
Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems.
- Math: 2.111.4.b.10.D: draw conclusions and make predictions from information in a graph