 | Canadian Family Size A 2Learn 'NetSplore™ Activity Page |
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| Curriculum Outcomes | |
| SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 1 - Topic B, My Family Grade 1 - Topic C, Other Canadian Families Grade 2 - Topic B, People in Canada Grade 4 - Topic A, Alberta: Its Geography and People Grade 5 - Topic A, Canada: Its Geography and People MATH Grades 1-5, Data Analysis LANGUAGE ARTS Students will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities as chosen by the classroom teacher to interpret, compare and record their findings. INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY While objectives include those from Foundational Operations, Knowledge and Concepts, specific Productivity Outcomes include (but are not limited to): Div. 1 - P2, 1.1 reading information from a prepared database Div. 1 - P5, 1.2 access hyperlinked sites on an Intranet or the Internet Div. 2 - P2, 2.1 enter and manipulate data by using such tools as a spreadsheet or data base for a specific purpose Div. 2 - P2, 2.2 display data electronically through graphs and charts Div. 2 - P4, 2.1 integrate a spreadsheet, or graphs generated by a spreadsheet, into a text document Div. 2 - P5, 2.2 navigate through a document that contains links to locate, copy and paste data in a new file Div 2. - P5, 2.3 navigate the Internet with appropriate software | |
| Print Resources | Online Resources |
| Program of Studies - Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Information and Communication Technology | 1996 Census: Census families by size, persons in families and persons not in families |
| Pre-Web Activity | |
| 1. Discuss what is a family (i.e. two parent with children, two people without children, single parent with children, extended family, etc.). 2. How many people are in your family? Tally how many students have two-person families, three-person families, four-person families, … eight-person families. 3. Record classroom data on blackboard or chart paper. 4. Discuss how information could be organized and displayed for easy access to information. 5. Determine average family size for class. 6. Chart data. 7. Discuss most common family size, least common family size, and average family size. 8. Predict "Average Number of Persons per Family" for families in Alberta/families in Canada/families in another province of study. | |
| Web Activity | |
| 1. Visit the webpage developed by Statistics Canada entitled "Census families by size, persons in families and persons not in families, 1996 Census" URL: 1996 Census: Census families by size, persons in families and persons not in families 2. Read and analyze chart data to determine the answers to the following questions for CANADA. a) What is the total number of families in Canada? _________________ b) How many families in Canada are: - two-person families? ________________ - three-person families? ________________ - four-person families? ________________ - five-person families? ________________ - six-person families? _________________ - seven-person families? _______________ - eight or more person families? ____________ c) What is the most common family size in Canada? d) What is the least common family size in Canada? e) What is the average number of persons per family in Canada? Explain the answer. 3. Use the pulldown menu at the top of the page to select Alberta. Read and analyze chart data to determine the answers to the following questions for ALBERTA. a) What is the total number of families in Alberta? ___________________ b) How many families in Alberta are: - two-person families? ________________ - three-person families? ________________ - four-person families? ________________ - five-person families? ________________ - six-person families? _________________ - seven-person families? _______________ - eight or more person families? ____________ c) What is the most common family size in Canada? d) What is the least common family size in Canada? e) What is the average number of persons per family in Canada? Explain the answer. 4. Review and compare your predictions. 5. Repeat this activity for a province of your choice. 6. Predict the family size of the future when the students become parents. | |
| Post Web Activity | |
| DIV 1 - Create a class chart for student data and graph the results. - Create a chart for the Canadian data and graph the results. - Create a chart for the provincial data and graph the results. DIV 2 - Using the data you collected, create a graph that compares the results. Be sure to choose an appropriate style to graph your results. Label your graph correctly. Create the charts in a spreadsheet program and graph the results. - Create a word-processing document that explains the results. Cut and paste your graph into this document to support your explanation. | |
| Assessment | |
| Rubric for Chart and Graph 4 - The chart/graph selected is appropriate for the information to be presented. It includes all the correct information and is properly labeled. 3 - The chart/graph selected is appropriate for the information to be presented. It is correct and complete, but is missing some labels. 2 - The chart/graph may/may not be appropriate for the information to be presented. It does not include all necessary information or is labelled incorrectly. 1 - The chart/graph has incorrect information. 0 - Nothing is handed in. Rubric for Explanation of Results 4 - The graph selected is pasted into a word-processing document. It includes a title, the graph, and well-rounded explanation for the results. Sentence structure, spelling and grammar are correct. 3 - The graph selected is pasted into a word-processing document. It includes a title, the graph, and short explanation for the results. There are some errors in sentence structure, spelling and grammar, but they do not interfere with the meaning. 2 - The graph selected is pasted into a word-processing document. Work is incomplete and errors interfere with the meaning. 1 - Work is incomplete and/or explanation has incorrect information. 0 - Nothing is handed in. | |