Research on homelessness has been rising in recent years as housing affordability has declined. Search the Web for sites that include the word "homelessness" and see what you find. You might try limiting your search to those that also contain the word "census." Pick a site and write a paragraph about what you learned from it.

Check out the "people" section of the U.S. Bureau of the Census Web site: www.census.gov. Based on some of the data you find there, write a brief summary of some aspect of the current characteristics of the American population.