Learning resources bulletin - June 2010

Dear teachers,

We hope you enjoy the end of this school year and the summer months ahead. We'll be back in August with more of what's new on Learning resources.

In this issue:

• Father's Day... by the numbers
• Census at School is open until June 25th
• Family Studies and Health: Food statistics
• Statistics workshop for Math and Science teachers – Vancouver, August 4–5, 2010

Father's Day... by the numbers

Father's Day is June 20th. Did you know?

• 20% of one-parent families were headed by men in 2006.
• In 12% of two-parent families in Canada with one employed parent, it was the father who stayed home in 2009.

Find out more by clicking on "Father's Day... by the numbers" in our updated Family matters feature, available on the Students page.

Census at School is open until June 25th

Has your class participated yet in this year's Census at School online survey project for grades 4 to 12? If not, try it as an engaging end-of year activity. Students love to collect and analyze data about themselves and their peers. So far this year, more than 27,500 students have joined in!

Census at School Canada is now on Facebook, as is our international partner, CensusAtSchool Australia.

Family Studies and Health: Food statistics

According to the new 2009 edition of "Food Statistics", in the past two decades, Canadians have shifted towards a diet which includes more fruits and vegetables, cereal products, and nuts and beans. Find this publication in Family Studies and Home Economics: Key resources, under "Articles", then "Food and nutrition".

Statistics workshop for Math and Science teachers – Vancouver, August 4–5, 2010

Designed for middle and high school mathematics and science teachers, this full-day workshop will strengthen understanding of statistics and provide hands-on activities to use in the classroom. Participants will explore problems that require them to formulate questions and collect, organize, analyze, and draw conclusions from data. Jointly sponsored by the American Statistics Association and the Statistical Society of Canada, registration cost is US$35 and includes all materials. Census at School will be highlighted. For more information: www.amstat.org/education/mwm.