2010 U.S. census reaching out to schools.

2010 U.S. census reaching out to schools. The next U.S. census is right around the corner, and as part of anational campaign to encourage participation, the 2010 U.S. Census inSchools, a division of the Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United StatesBureau of the Census , has created a K12 educationalprogram called It's it's?1. Contraction of it is.2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.it'sit is or it hasit'sbe ~have About Us. In May, the department sent anintroductory letter to every principal in the country describing thevital importance of census participation and in August sent the sameprincipals census instructional kits containing wall maps and lessonguides for their teachers. Additional teaching materials are availablefree online. Developed in collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. with Scholastic, the instructionalmaterials include five leveled units for grades K-12 aligned tostandards in mathematics, geography, English language English language,member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. arts and socialstudies. Additional materials include census maps, multimedia resources,state specific statistics, and sections for students in grades K-5 andfor teens. "We're we're?Contraction of we are.we'rewe are trying to surround households with censusinformation," says Renee Jefferson-Copeland, chief of the Census inSchools program, "and inform students about it, not just as part oftheir education but in the hope that they will push their parents toparticipate." To access all of the free teaching materialsavailable, visit the U.S. Census in Schools Web site:www.census.gov/schools.