Population Hunt

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An Explorer Great Lakes Collaborative lesson by Laura Jewell in which students investigate and compare/order populations of US cities

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Author: Laura Jewell

Grade: 4-6

Description:

Students are given a list of cities, asked to look up the population in the World Almanac, and write it in the first blank in standard form. Then they write each number in expanded form. When they have finished looking up all the cities, the cities are listed according to their populations from greatest population to least population.

Resources/Materials: Form provided below.

Name: ___________________

Population Hunt

Directions:

For each of the cities listed below, look up the population in the World Almanac and write it in the first blank in standard form. Then write each number in expanded form.

When you have finished looking up all the cities, list the cities and their populations from greatest population to least population.

1. Jacksonville, Florida

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

2. Fresno, California

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

3. Charlotte, North Carolina

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

4. Colorado Springs, Colorado

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

5. Seattle, Washington

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

6. Buffalo, New York

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

7. San Antonio, Texas

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

8. Toledo, Ohio

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

9. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

   Standard form: _________________________________________________________

   Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

10. Mobile, Alabama

    Standard form: _________________________________________________________

    Expanded form: ________________________________________________________

List the cities and their populations in standard form from greatest to least.

City, State
Population

1. _________________________________________ _____________

2. _________________________________________ _____________

3. _________________________________________ _____________

4. _________________________________________ _____________

5. _________________________________________ _____________

6. _________________________________________ _____________

7. _________________________________________ _____________

8. _________________________________________ _____________

9. _________________________________________ _____________

10. _________________________________________ _____________

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