Activity

Immigration Nation

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People come and people go. Given tabular census data on the annual number of immigrants from four different regions of the world between 2000 and 2010, pupils create double bar graphs and line graphs from the data. They analyze their graphs to see how immigration has changed over time.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Invite recent immigrants to share stories about their experiences
Classroom Considerations
  • Scholars must know how to create bar graphs and line graphs
  • The ability to read and understand numbers to the hundred thousands place is necessary
Pros
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  • Provides definitions for relevant key terms
Cons
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