search
user.png
vertical menu
24 related resources

Crash Course Sociology #34: Race & Ethnicity Worksheet

Video companion for Crash Course Sociology episode 34: students watch the race and ethnicity episode and write answers to 15 open-response questions.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
2
File type
Zip

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, History, Sociology
Topic
race, ethnicity
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Designed to supplement lessons on race and ethnicity, this digital worksheet guides students through Crash Course Sociology's thirty-fourth video on the complex topics of racial categorization, ethnicity, the U.S. Census, and more. The informative worksheet poses 15 critical thinking questions to students on concepts covered in the video, including defining race, Hispanic/Latino distinctions, minority-majority shifts in the United States, and the geography of race. An answer key is included so educators can easily check student responses. This supplemental resource works well for in-class activities, independent study, catch-up assignments, substitute plans, and remote learning. The engaging questions and video content introduce sociological concepts of race and ethnicity in a straightforward, accessible way.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Explain why sociologists describe race as a socially constructed category
  • Distinguish race from ethnicity
  • Describe how the US Census categorizes race and Hispanic origin

Teaching tips

  • The worksheet links to the episode on YouTube, so students need an internet-connected device to watch it.

Skills covered

  • Listening comprehension — answering questions on details from the video
  • Defining concepts — writing explanations of terms such as minority group and the one-drop rule

No reviews yet

Downloaded this resource? Tell other teachers how it went.

Resource details

Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Race
  • Ethnicity
  • One-drop rule
  • US Census
  • Minority group

Explore more

Categories this resource belongs to

Explore related searches

More to explore

You may also like