Using Reliable Sources in the Search for Statistics

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This lesson was created by Sarah Lerdal (Mid-Prairie School District) for students from seventh to twelfth grade. This lesson plan will allow students to understand how to use statistical information.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Mathematics

English

Reading

Computers/Technology

Theme

Environmental

Population

Cultural/Social

Historical

Political

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Region

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 3. Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Using Reliable Sources in the Search for Statistics