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Mathematics: Grades 6 to 8: Lessons
- Key resources
- Lessons
- Data
Lessons are listed according to the Statistics Canada resource they use: Census at School, Census of Canada, E-STAT or Other.
Data analysis
Census at School
- Are you a "modal" student? (view)
- Canada recycles! Do you? (view)
- Circle and bar graphs (view)
- How tall will you be? (view)
- How weird is our class? (view)
- Survey says? Who says? (view)
- The Vitruvian theory-does it apply to you? (view)
- What a Zoo! (view)
Census of Canada
- Age and Sex (view)
- Important Decisions Don't Just Happen! Using Data to Plan Your Services (view)
E-STAT
- Analysing economic data and seasonality using line graphs and a scatter graph (view)
- Analysing provincial forestry practices using bar graphs and scatter graphs (view)
- Calculating population growth for a region (view)
- Canadians Your Age: Analysis of the 10-to-14 age group (view)
- Creating a demographic profile for an urban school neighbourhood using census tract data (view)
- How does your province stack up? (view)
- Tracking immigration trends (view)
Other
- Canada at a Glance – Graphing and analysis (view)
- Catches and landed value of fish (view)
- Counting Canadians (Canada Year Book) (view)
- Creating Circles (view)
- The Perfect Principal (view)
- Snack attack (view)
Data collection
Census at School
- Class survey project (view)

- Counting Canadians (Canada Year Book) (view)
Data manipulation
Census at School
- Canada recycles! Do you? (view)
- Circle and bar graphs (view)
- Just how old are you? (view)
- The Vitruvian theory-does it apply to you? (view)
E-STAT
- Analysing economic data and seasonality using line graphs and a scatter graph (view)
- Tracking immigration trends (view)
Other
- Creating Circles (view)
- The Perfect Principal (view)
- Snack attack (view)
Measures of central tendency and spread
Census at School
- Are you a "modal" student? (view)
- How many people live in a Canadian household? (view)
- Travel to school (view)
E-STAT
- Canadians Your Age: Analysis of the 10-to-14 age group (view)
Other
- The Perfect Principal (view)
Bar graphs
Census at School
- Canada recycles! Do you? (view)
- Circle and bar graphs (view)
- What a Zoo! (view)
- You are what you eat! (view)
Census of Canada
E-STAT
- Analysing provincial forestry practices using bar graphs and scatter graphs (view)
- Canadians Your Age: Analysis of the 10-to-14 age group (view)
- Creating a demographic profile for an urban school neighbourhood using census tract data (view)
- How does your province stack up? (view)
Other
- Graphing in the information age (view)
- The Perfect Principal (view)
- Snack attack (view)
Circle graphs/pie charts
Census at School
- Circle and bar graphs (view)
- Travel to school (view)
E-STAT
- Creating a demographic profile for an urban school neighbourhood using census tract data (view)
Other
- Creating Circles (view)
- Graphing in the information age (view)
- The Perfect Principal (view)
- Snack attack (view)
Histograms
E-STAT
- Canadians Your Age: Analysis of the 10-to-14 age group (view)
Line graphs
E-STAT
- Analysing economic data and seasonality using line graphs and a scatter graph (view)
- Tracking immigration trends (view)
Other
- Graphing in the information age (view)
Pictographs
Other
- The Perfect Principal (view)
- Snack attack (view)
Scatter graphs
E-STAT
- Analysing economic data and seasonality using line graphs and a scatter graph (view)
- Analysing provincial forestry practices using bar graphs and scatter graphs (view)
- Canadians Your Age: Analysis of the 10-to-14 age group (view)
Multiple graph types
Census at School
- The Vitruvian theory-does it apply to you? (view)
- You are the researcher! (view)
Other
- Canada at a Glance – Graphing and analysis (view)