Technology Lessons for the Social Studies 1. Flash Cards in Word 2. Statistical and Mapping Web Sites 3. Screen Shots, Histograms, & Graphs 4. Slideshows and Quick Time Movies Materials found at: houstonhs.scsk12.org/~robinson m

Flash Cards in Word Type definitions in Microsoft Word Place a colon : between the term and the definition. Highlight all of the words. Go to Table > Convert > Text to Table Make the number of columns 2 For Separate text at select Other and type : Click OK

Census Bureau Specialized Graphs

Click on: Data Sets > Decennial Census > Detailed Tables

Population Reference Bureau prb.org

city-data.com

city-data.com Germantown, TN

city-data.com Comparing Median Household Income in Germantown, Bartlett, and Memphis

nationalatlas.com

Examples: Precipitation Congressiona l Elections

redistrictinggame.org

Yahoo or Google Maps

Starbucks in: Shelby County Poplar and Germantown Road Cordova

Screen Shots Full Screen PDF: Hold down: Shift + Apple + 3. Select a specific part of the screen: Hold down: Shift + Apple + 4.

Where will I find a Starbucks? Examining SCALE at a local, national, and global level Where will one find Starbucks in Shelby County, in the United States, and inthe World? Analyze data, create a graph (histogram), and map the data on a map of Shelby County, a map of the United States, and a map of the world.

Histogram A graphical display of tabulated frequencies. A table which shows what proportion of cases fall into eacho f several or many specified categories (referred to in Excel as bins) Differs from a bar chart in that it is the area of the bar that denotes the value, not the height.

Frequency Value The number of states with a specific number of Starbucks, e.g. 10 states have between 0 and 25 Starbucks.

Constructing Histograms

Between 700 and 725 Starbucks there are 2 countries or states: Japan Texas - 718

Percentage of Voters for President Bush, 2004 %

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Population Pyramids

Directions for finding Age and Sex Statistics go to:

Go to and click on “American FactFinder” Click on “PEOPLE” and select “Age and Sex”

Type in the name of the location and click “GO.” Type in the name of the location and click “GO.”

Click on “2000” Click on “Age Groups and Sex”

Use the statistics for the columns: Male and Female Use the statistics for the columns: Male and Female Use the Total Population Use the Total Population

Age and Sex Statistics for Countries Around the World go to: ml ml

Select your country Click “Submit”

Scroll down to find the list of data and click on “Extract data from IDB Online Aggregation” Country’s Total Population Country’s Total Population Statistics for Males and Females Statistics for Males and Females

Directions for Constructing Population Pyramids in Microsoft Excel go to: Population Pyramids in Excelwww.prb.org Population Pyramids in Excel

Download the Pyramids (Excel) Print out this Direction Page Download the Pyramids (Excel) Print out this Direction Page

Type in the statistics from the Census Bureau for Males and Females Type in the statistics from the Census Bureau for Males and Females Type in the total population Type in the total population Open up a Microsoft Excel Workbook and fill in the following…

Click in B2 and type in the formula Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of B2 and when the box appears drag the box down to B19 ***The statistics for Males will all be negative numbers.

Click in C2 and type in the formula Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of C2 and when the box appears drag the box down to C19

Highlight Go to Insert and select “Chart...”

Click on: “Custom Types” “User-defined” “Population Pyramid” “Finish” Click on: “Custom Types” “User-defined” “Population Pyramid” “Finish”

Type in the location for the population pyramid.

Answers 1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. C

Answers 1. B 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. G 6. H 7. F 8. D

Slideshows not in iPhoto Place all images in a folder. Double click on the folder. Go to Edit > Select All (all the images in the folder should be selected) > Hold down the Control (ctrl) and click on any of the pictures selected (highlighted) > A popup menu will then appear and select Slideshow. Examples: New Orleans from National Geographic Magazine web site, a Banana Plantation in Guatemala, and Canadian antismoking advertisements on packs of cigarettes.

iPhoto Slideshow Directions on how to create a slideshow How to create a QuickTime Movie Examples: Oceania, Greenland, Iceland, Hurricane Katrina, and Walking In Memphis

Handouts and directions can be found at: Click on the link below…

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