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August 22, 2008
The Learning Resources bulletin of August 2008 is now available on the Teacher's page. Under News and forums, click on "The most recent issue".
August 18, 2008
Redesign of History in Resources by school subject
The Resources by school subject History has been completely redesigned: Lessons, grouped into intermediate and secondary levels, Key resources, for the most useful articles, publications and external links, and Data, for relevant tables, charts and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "History".
July 25, 2008
Secondary math lesson : Exponential modelling of the farm value of potatoes
In this lesson, students will learn about applications of the exponential equation in the form 
y = cax. Students will extract data on the farm value of potatoes over time from Statistics Canada's E-STAT database and import them into a statistical software program. Within the software program, students will model an exponential equation. By adjusting the values of the c and a parameters to maximize the fit of the exponential function to the farm value of potatoes data, students will gain a greater understanding of the purpose of the parameters in an exponential equation.
July 24, 2008
Business Studies and Economics: update of "Data" page
See the updated page for Business Studies and Economics: Data, for relevant tables, charts and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "Business Studies and Economics".
July 15, 2008
Census at School, new learning activity—Grades 4 to 8
Canada recycles! Do you?: Construct bar graphs then draw conclusions about how people are helping the environment, using data from your class and from a survey of Canadian households.
June 26, 2008
Health and Physical Education: update of "Key resources" and "Data" pages
See the redesigned Health and Physical Education pages: Key resources, for the most useful articles, publications and external links, and Data, for relevant tables, charts and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "Health and Physical Education".
Mathematics: update of "Key resources"
See the updated Key resources pages for Mathematics. These pages list exercises, tools, and other resources, such as articles, function modelling resources, reference material, and external links. Resources are divided by grade level — Kindergarten to grade 5, Grades 6 to 8, and Grades 9 to 12.
June 4, 2008
Environment: update of "Data" page
See the updated Environment page: Data, for relevant tables, charts and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "Environment".
June 3, 2008
Secondary math lesson : Sinusoidal modelling of Canada's youth cohorts
In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of the parameters of the general form of a sine equation [y = a sin(k(x – d)) + c], where a is amplitude (vertical stretch or compression), k is period (horizontal stretch or compression), d is phase shift (horizontal displacement), and c is vertical displacement.
May 30, 2008
The Learning Resources bulletin of May 2008 is now available on the Teacher's page. Under News and forums, click on "Previous issues".
May 20, 2008
Postsecondary: Updated
Some minor changes have been done on the Postsecondary page, including new information in Education statistics program.
May 7, 2008
New releases from the 2006 Census
On the Census of Canada resources, look under Topics for recently released findings on Earnings and income. For this topic, see an article, maps and a slide show. Find Census of Canada resources under "Quick Links" on the Learning Resources home page.
Business Studies and Economics: Key resources updated
See the redesigned page for Business Studies and Economics: Key resources, which offers the most useful articles (listed by topic), publications, reference materials and external links for the classroom.
May 5, 2008
Human Activity and the Environment lesson: Transportation in Canada
Students investigate Canadian transportation trends and explore the impact on the environment of our reliance on cars, using the free online version of Human Activity and the Environment 2006. Under Quick links in Learning resources, click on Human Activity and the Environment.
April 25, 2008
Secondary math lesson : Linear modelling of the life expectancy of Canadians
Students will gain a better understanding of the parameters of the slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) of a linear equation. They will extract data from E-STAT on the life expectancy of Canadians, both overall and separately for males and females, and import them into spreadsheet software or dynamic statistical software.
April 23, 2008
The Learning Resources bulletin of April 2008 is now available on the Teacher's page. Under News and forums, click on "Previous issues".
April 22, 2008
See the 2007 and 2008 edition of Human Activity and the Environment which focuses on climate change. Under Quick links in Learning resources, click on Human Activity and the Environment.
April 21, 2008
Secondary math lesson : Quadratic modelling of Canada's Baby Boom
Students will learn about applications of the vertex form [y = a(x – h)2 + k] of a quadratic equation. Students will extract data on births in Canada from Statistics Canada's E-STAT database and import them into a statistical software program. Within the software program, students will model a quadratic equation.
April 15, 2008
Environment: update of "Key resources" and "Data" pages
See the redesigned Environment pages: Key resources, for the most useful articles, publications, maps and external links, and Data, for relevant tables, charts and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "Environment".
April 10, 2008
New releases from the 2006 Census
On the Census of Canada resources, look under Topics for recently released findings on Ethnic origins and Commuting and places of work. For each topic, see an article, graphs, maps and a slide show. Find Census of Canada resources under "Quick Links" on the Learning Resources home page.
See also information released last month on Labour force, Education, and Language of work.
March 31, 2008
See the Feature in the right-hand corner of both the Teachers and Students pages. You'll find quick facts and activities on Spring.
March 18, 2008
The Learning Resources bulletin of March 2008 is now available on the Teacher's page. Under News and forums, click on "Previous issues".
March 14, 2008
Podcasts for students
Students! Listen up to new podcasts that will help you find data for your projects. Transcripts also available.
On the Students page, look under "Special interest" and click on "Listen Up! Podcasts and audio learning".
February 13, 2008
Agriculture: update of "Key resources" and "Data" pages
See the redesigned Agriculture pages: Key resources, for the most useful articles, publications, maps and external links, and Data, for relevant tables and databases. From the Learning Resources home page, click on the Quick link "Resources by school subject", then "Agriculture".
January 29, 2008
Business studies and economics: Key resources updated
See the redesigned page for Business studies and economics: Key resources, which offers the most useful articles (listed by topic), publications, reference materials and external links for the classroom.
New 2006 Census information on Aboriginal peoples
See the 2006 Census article Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, richly illystrated with tables, graphs and maps. Find it on our Aboriginal Studies page under the "Key resources" tab.
See also the database Aboriginal Population Profile, 2006 Census, in which you can search for a particular community to find data tables and charts on its aboriginal population. Find it on our Aboriginal Studies page, on the "Data" tab, under "Community profiles":
December 12, 2007
Secondary math lesson: Analysing synthetic microdata from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth for Ages 16-17
In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to microdata files from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth for Ages 16-17 and will begin to analyse NLSCY variables from each section of the survey.
November 27, 2007
Secondary math lesson : Quadratic modelling of the number of males registered in apprenticeship programs
Students will learn about applications of the vertex form [y = a(x – h)2 + k] of a quadratic equation. They will extract data on the number of males registered in Canadian apprenticeship programs from the E-STAT database and import them into a statistical software program. Within the software program, students will model a quadratic equation.
November 19, 2007
Quick link to the Canada Year Book
See the free online version of the current Canada Year Book, as well as past issues and ordering information for print copies. Click on Canada Year Book under Quick Links on the Learning Resources page.
November 15, 2007
Aboriginal studies: Key resources updated
See the redesigned page for Aboriginal studies: Key resources, bringing together the most useful articles, maps, reference material and external links on Aboriginals.
Elementary geography lesson: Urban and rural communities
See the lesson on urban and rural communities, suitable for elementary grades 3 to 6. Students compare the distinguishing features of urban and rural communities using data from the Canadian census.
October 31, 2007
2006 Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
The first article of the 2006 Agriculture at a Glance is now available: "The soybean, agriculture's jack-of-all-trades, is gaining ground across Canada".
From "Quick links" on the home page of Learning Resources, click on Canadian Agriculture at a Glance, then choose the 2006 edition.
September 27, 2007
Updated Quick link: Census of Canada resources
See new animations and articles from the 2006 Census – including vignettes on the history of families and population settlement — on the updated Census of Canada resources page. Find it under "Quick Links" on the Learning Resources home page.
We have gathered the most useful census materials for the classroom into three tabs: Lessons, Key resources and Data. Watch for more 2006 Census resources to be added under 'Key resources' as they are released throughout the coming year.
September 17, 2007
Redesign of Mathematics pages in Resources by school subject
The Resources by school subject pages for Mathematics have been completely redesigned. Resources are now divided by grade level — Kindergarten to grade 5, Grades 6 to 8, and Grades 9 to 12. Within each grade level, there are three sections: Lessons, Key resources, and Data.
Lessons: These are divided into curriculum-relevant mathematics topics. Under each topic, lessons are further divided by the type of Statistics Canada resource they use (Census at School, Census of Canada, E-STAT, and Other).
Key resources: This page lists exercises, tools, and other resources, such as articles, function modelling resources, reference material, and external links.
Data: This section links to aggregate-level data tables and individual-level microdata files.
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