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DATA VISUALIZATIONS

Data visualizations, including timelines, maps, and graphs, can help students learn history and other social studies disciplines. Students can analyze primary source data visualizations to address historical questions, and they can use secondary source data visualizations to discover patterns, processes, connections, and trends related to historical and contemporary topics. In this section, you can explore a curated collection of data visualizations organized by the periodization scheme used in the National History Standards. The  collection includes primary and secondary sources, which you can filter by source type or topic. You can also choose to view interactive data visualizations, as well as "graphed tables" we have created from sources like U.S. Census Bureau reports or published articles.