Population pyramids: Lesson plans

• Age and Sex
  Students create a population pyramid based on age and sex data from the 2001 Census. This leads to a discussion of population aging and its ramifications for Canada's future.
  • Note: Use updated 2006 Census data with this lesson.
• Analysing the Job Market for Babysitting in Your Neighbourhood
  Students research the demographic profiles of a neighbourhood in a large urban centre or community, retrieving data that will help them analyse the job market for babysitters. They will develop a better understanding of how population dynamics can affect them, either directly or indirectly. This lesson plan uses E-STAT or Community Profiles.
• How Does Your Province Stack Up?
  Intermediate students retrieve data from E-STAT to create a population pyramid based on the Census.
• Meeting the needs of an aging population New!
  Learners examine population trends then predict how the age of the majority of Canadians will change in 15 years using statistical evidence.
• The First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples of Canada New!
  Learners create population pyramids illustrating the growth of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in Canada.