**Lesson Plan: Introduction to Demography for Primary 6**
**Subject:** Mathematics
**Grade:** Primary 6
**Topic:** Introduction to Demography
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**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Objectives:**
1. Students will understand the basic concepts of demography.
2. Students will learn how to interpret and create charts and graphs related to population data.
3. Students will develop skills in data collection and analysis related to demographics.
**Materials:**
- Whiteboard and markers
- PowerPoint presentation
- Handouts with demographic data
- Graph paper
- Colored pencils
- Laptops/tablets (optional)
- Projector
**Lesson Outline:**
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**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-up (2 minutes):**
- Greet the students and briefly discuss what they know about populations.
- Pose a question to create excitement: "How many people live in our city?"
2. **Introduction to Demography (8 minutes):**
- Explain the definition of demography: "The study of populations, including how they change over time due to births, deaths, and migration."
- Show a few slides with key terms and their meanings (e.g., population size, birth rate, death rate, migration).
**Direct Instruction (15 minutes):**
1. **Key Concepts (10 minutes):**
- Discuss what population size is and how it can change.
- Explain birth rate and death rate with examples.
- Talk briefly about migration and its effects on population.
- Use simple graphs and charts to illustrate these concepts.
2. **Interactive Discussion (5 minutes):**
- Ask students what factors might affect the population of a city or country.
- Write their answers on the board and discuss.
**Activity (25 minutes):**
1. **Data Collection and Analysis (10 minutes):**
- Hand out a worksheet with demographic data of a hypothetical town (e.g., number of births, deaths, new residents moving in).
- Have students work in pairs to analyze the data and calculate the population changes.
2. **Creating Graphs (15 minutes):**
- Provide graph paper and colored pencils.
- Instruct students to create bar graphs or line graphs to represent the data they analyzed.
- Circulate the room to provide individual assistance as needed.
**Conclusion (10 minutes):**
1. **Review and Reflect (5 minutes):**
- Ask a few pairs to present their graphs to the class and explain what they show about the population changes.
- Summarize the lesson's key points about demography and its importance.
2. **Q&A and Homework Assignment (5 minutes):**
- Allow students to ask any remaining questions.
- Assign a simple homework task: "Interview a family member about where they were born and any places they have lived. Write a short paragraph about how your family has moved or stayed within the same area over the years."
**Assessment:**
- Monitor students' participation during discussions and activities.
- Evaluate completed worksheets and graphs.
- Review homework assignment for understanding and completion.
**Extension Activity (optional):**
- If time allows or as a follow-up lesson, students can research the demographics of a country they are interested in and present their findings to the class.
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By the end of the lesson, students will have a basic understanding of demography, how to analyze population data, and how to represent it through graphs.