13 Colonies- Analyzing Colonial Population 1660-1780 Table & Graph

Middle School students often struggle with understanding how to read a table and a line graph, especially in history and social studies worksheets. In this easy-prep 8-page lesson, 1 50 minute period resource, The 13 British Colonies- Analyzing Colonial Population 1660-1780: a Table and Graph, students will learn or review what a table and line graph are and then how to turn the information from a table to a line graph to show how colonial populations changed over time.  They will then analyze and interpret the line graph and table to answer thought-provoking and critical thinking questions. Finally, they will reflect on their experience by identifying what was challenging and what they learned.

The pdf includes a force copy to the Google Document which is editable. The link to the Google Document is located at the top of the page called About this Resource.

The resource includes the following:

• A handy reference page: About this Resource

• A Comprehensive standards-aligned lesson plan with objectives and learning targets

• An essential question and 2 guiding questions

• A worksheet with a table of colonial population information from 1660-1780, a blank line graph, questions and answer key

The Essential Question is:

• Why is it important to study how populations have grown throughout history, and what can we learn from it?

The Guiding Questions are:

• What were the key factors driving the growth of colonial populations from 1660 to 1780?

• How did economic opportunities and conditions impact population growth in different colonial regions?

• What role did slavery have in the growth of colonial populations?

The Objectives are:

• Students will take statistical information from a table and place it into a line graph.

• Students will analyze and interpret the table and line graph to answer questions.

• Students will be able to explain how a line graph shows how colonial populations changed over time.

The Learning Targets are:

• I can create a line graph from a table.

• I can analyze and interpret the line graph and table to answer questions.

• I can explain how colonial populations changed over time.