Discovering Apportionment in the Classroom

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Statistics in Schools brings subjects to life using real-world Census Bureau data to create materials for use year after year at all grade levels.

Discovering Apportionment in the Classroom

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How many congressional representatives were apportioned to your state based on the 2020 Census? Did the number of U.S. House reps from your state increase, decrease or stay the same since 2010? Use our apportionment resources to teach your students what apportionment is and how it works. Explore warm-up exercises, activities, videos, and an interactive map to help explain the once every-ten-year process of dividing the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives among the states and to show them how apportionment numbers have changed over the decades.

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About Statistics in Schools

We provide more than 200 activities and resources for teaching and learning with real-life data. Enhance and invigorate learning in many subjects while educating your students about the value and everyday use of statistics. Visit census.gov/schools to learn more and explore standards-aligned, classroom ready activities.