Single-Parent Households and Population Below the Poverty Level by US County Lesson for Grades 9-12
This lesson focuses on the relationship between single-parent households and population below the poverty level. Students search for data on single-parent households and population below the poverty level and visualize them in FRED. The goals are for students to observe patterns in mapped data, note differences across geographical areas, and hypothesize the reasons for those patterns and differences.
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Economic and Statistical Concepts Covered in this Lesson
- Opportunity cost
- Income
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- define opportunity cost and income;
- observe patterns in economic data;
- note differences in economic data across geographical areas;
- hypothesize reasons for patterns in data and differences in data across geographical areas;
- identify the direct relationship between the frequency of single-parent households and the percentage of the population below the poverty level across US counties; and
- evaluate potential reasons for the observed direct relationship between the frequency of single-parent households and the percentage of the population below the poverty level.
Time Required
30-40 minutes
Compelling Question
How does single parenthood impact poverty?
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Education Level:
9-12
Subjects:
Economics
,
Geography
Concepts:
Human Capital
,
Income
Resource Types:
Charts/Graphs
,
Data
,
Lesson
Languages:
English