Lesson Plans, Activities & Resources

External Resources & Activities

US Census Bureau K-12 Activities

US Census Bureau Statistics in Schools

Native Land

Library of Congress Teachers’ Guides & Analysis Tool

Mapping Inequality

GeoCivics

• GeoCivics Project at Arizona State University (resources for westward expansion/native spaces, Puerto Rico geocivics, gamification, educator academies/professional development and more) 
• GeoCivics Project at University of Colorado, Colorado Spring (resources, activities, lessons plans, local organizations, and more)  
• REDISTRICTING of the People, by the People, for the People by Rebecca Theobald (TedX Talk) 
• Abraham Lincoln Clears a Path:  IN Version (Hexagons)  USDA Version
• Branches of Government: Spoons (interactive, small group activity) 
• Build a Sentence 
• Burst 5 or HEX MAP (words/concepts/ideas via hexagonal notes mapping/connecting) 
• Flashes of Insight (activity, small group, interactive, district lines, deliberation )
• Giant Map of Indiana (borrow or purchase; contact the GENI Office at geni@iu.edu)
• IN GeoCivics (activities, ideas, resources, data, background information, organizations via UCCS GeoCivics Project)
• GeoCivicsIN PowerPoint
• Indiana on the MOVE (Giant Map of IN, activity, population: movement, demographics, changes, history, apportionment, redistricting)
• IndianaMap (Indiana geo-data) 

Indiana Redistricting & Elections

1. All in For Democracy: Up-to-date information about Indiana redistricting events/results/meetings/congressional hearings and more.
2. GeoCivics Indiana: GeoCivics offers state-based resources to develop skills and knowledge for discussing the electoral apportionment and redistricting process. Video, links, virtual & in-person lesson plans/activities using ArcGIS on-line, further resources. 
3. Common Cause Indiana 
4. Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission
5. Indiana Redistricting Portal 
   1. Video: Introduction to Redistricting (5 minutes)
   2. Scroll down to discover Redistricting Map Competition Entries
6. DistrictR - interactive website to draw your own redistrict lines, create your own district maps 
7. Indiana: 2020 Census ... Data, maps, text about Indiana’s 2020 Census results 

1. 1. Indiana Census Bureau Profile ... more IN 2020 Census visuals 
   2. Historic Census Viewer 

1. STATS Indiana
2. Dave's Redistricting App: 

1. 1. DRA Indiana: Maps to explore about Indiana districts 

1. Citizens’ Action Coalition: IN & Gerrymandering 
2. Ballotpedia, Redistricting in Indiana after the 2020 Elections 
3. General Assembly House Districts (via INMap  )
4. General Assembly Senate Districts (via INMap  )

Indiana Election Resources

1. U.S. House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, Election Stats 1920 - Present 
2. Federal Election Commission 
3. Indiana Election Division 
4. Indiana Election Division: Census Data, Statistics & Maps  
5. The American Presidency Project: Statistics, Data & Mapping 
6. Library of Congress U.S. Election Resources Guide 
7. U.S. Census Bureau Voting & Registration Data Tools 
8. Indiana Memory
9. If you search here under ‘elections’ there are many general photos and documents https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=indiana%2C+election&new=true&st=
10. IN State Library has print resources: (315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis IN 46202; ask your local library resource specialists for assistance)
11. The Indiana Archives holds the county results in print for some counties.