Census in Schools is Here!

Ask your principal about the 2010 Census: It's About Us kit, chock-full of educational materials, that was recently sent to your school. These timely teaching resources, including a classroom map, will help you bring the census into your classroom. Use these materials to:

• Show students how census data can affect your community.
• Reinforce important math concepts with real-life population, demographic, and geographic data.
• Help students explore different ways to display demographic and economic information.

It's About Us shows students and their families how the 2010 Census works and how census data are used to make decisions about many issues that affect your community.

Visit the Census in Schools Web site at www.census.gov/schools and click on "Teaching Materials" for your 2010 Census: It's About Us teaching materials.