I Love the City!

Teacher Notes:

• If you prefer, students can research the population of other cities on the Internet or in almanacs.
• As an extension, have students find the percent increase or decrease in the population for each city.
• As an added activity, have students make large graphs on poster board for Step 4.

Procedure for the Activity

Answers:

Step 1 

Step 2  New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, San Antonio; Los Angeles

Step 3  Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit; Detroit

Step 4  Check students’ work.

Wrapping Up the Activity

Check students’ paragraphs.