Overview Intermediate students retrieve data from E-STAT to create a population pyramid based on the 1996 Census.
Separate worksheets are available for Canada, and each of the provinces and territories.
This activity may focus on one region or it may be completed as a jigsaw activity with student teams completing the worksheets for each region. The technical instructions to retrieve data from E-STAT are included on the Student Worksheet. If computer access is limited, the instructions may be used to generate tables that can be copied and distributed to the class. Make sure the students are converting the number of people in each age group to percentage of total population, otherwise it is difficult to compare provinces. Using the data generated in Part A, students draw a population pyramid for their assigned region.