7th Grade Math

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Projects

2. Get ConnectED Find the population for each of the
   fifty United States in the years 2000 and 2010. Also find
   the number of members in the House of Representatives
   for each state. Go to connectED.mcgraw-hill.com/ to
   obtain a recording sheet for this information.


3. Select 10 states and examine the relationship between
   each state’s population and its number of members in
   the House of Representatives. Write an equation that
   can be used to approximate the number of House of
   Representatives members based on a state’s population.


4. Create a presentation that includes the following:
   
   
   • information about the U.S. Census
   
   
   • completed recording sheet
   
   
   • equation about the relationship between population and number of
     members in the House of Representatives
   
   
   
   

Making the Connection

Use the information collected about the United States Census and the

House of Representatives as needed to help in these investigations.

Language Arts

Research and write an essay about one aspect of the U.S. Census. Some

questions to consider are: Why is the U.S. Census taken? How could the

U.S. Census become more accurate? How are the results used?

Social Studies

Research the history of the House of Representatives. Some questions to

consider are: Why was it established? When was it established? How many

members did it originally have? Who were some of the fi rst members?

• Use a spreadsheet to examine
  the relationships in Procedure 3.


• Use publishing software to make
  your presentation in the form of a
  booklet, newspaper article, or
  magazine article.

Only a sophisticated and intelligent student could complete

such a challenging task! You have successfully completed your

job. As you can see, it is important for everyone to be able to

analyze and properly display information. You have proven

your ability to graph data, find and interpret information, and

research real-life problems. We hope you have enjoyed

learning about the people that make up our nation.

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