The activities in this section look at the significance of some of these figures. The level stated for each activity is indicated as a guide only. You may want to look at all three activities and choose one or a combination that best suits your classroom needs. Students are presented with a map of Canada showing national, provincial and territorial population figures from the 1996 Census. They then compare different provinces and territories, which leads to a realization of what population statistics tell us about where and how we live.
Students use data from statistical tables to complete a worksheet and a map.
They then answer some questions and speculate on the significance of the data. Students write a news story on the population counts from the 1996 Census using a variety of background material, including text from Statistics Canada s The Daily. The activities above are in .pdf format. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.