Lesson 14: The year of the last census AGE RANGE Progression step 3 TIME 1 hour CURRICULUM LINKS Areas of learning and experience: Humanities (History) Cross-curricular skills: Literacy; Numeracy

INTRODUCTION The last census in Wales and England took place on 27 March 2011. A lot of things happened that year! The royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, the revolution in Egypt, which was part of the Arab Spring. There were also some exciting scientific discoveries and the release of the last Harry Potter film.

The resident population of Wales and England on 27 March 2011 was 56.1 million, a seven per cent (3.7 million) increase since 2001. There were 27.6 million men and 28.5 million women in the two countries. In 2011, four out of every five (81 per cent, 45.5 million) residents of Wales and England described themselves as being in good or very good health.

LESSON OVERVIEW The children will learn about the year 2011 by looking at the census data from that year and can add to this knowledge by researching events that occurred in 2011.

LEARNING INTENTIONS To use data to inform our knowledge of the past. To research events from the past.

KEY VOCABULARY Census, research, history

YOU WILL NEED • The teacher’s guide to using the Nomis website to find

2011 Census data related to your school’s local area.

• Other information from the 2011 Census (see Useful Links on page 7).

• You may want to research events from 2011 to add to those suggested in the lesson plan.

You can download this lesson plan, accompanying PDF charts and the PowerPoint presentation slides from the Let’s Count! website, www.letscount.org.uk

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The year of the last census ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRESSION STEP 3

Progression step 3

Areas of learning and experience: Humanities (History)

1. Ask the children which month and year they were born in. You could collect this data in a chart and look for any patterns. Were any children born in 2011? (You could use the chart on page 3 or use the PowerPoint presentation slide via www.letscount.org.uk.)

2. Especially for years 4 and 5: Discuss the difference in number and what might explain this. Discuss how many children were born in 2011 and how many in another year.

3. Share some key events from 2011 with the class. This might include the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, or the release of the last Harry Potter film. You might also decide to focus on scientific discoveries, such as scientists proving that sharks are colour blind or the discovery of a new species of dolphin. Or you might look at facts about the UK (who was Prime Minister, for example), popular events, such as pop song number ones (please see the chart on page 4 – to save you time!) or world news.

4. Create a ‘true or false?’ fact file about 2011 for children to identify the facts about 2011, drawn from census data and other research. You could also include facts from the previous census year, 2001 and this year’s census, 2021. Children can attempt to sort the facts to determine if they are about 2011 or another year. (Please see the downloadable PDF Chart 3, Fact File, and the PowerPoint presentation slide.)

Provide the class with texts or weblinks so they can research the events in more detail. (Please see the Useful Links on page 7 and the downloadable PowerPoint presentation slide.)

5. Using what they have discovered, children can then work in small groups to create a poster, artwork or fact file to represent the year. Why not include their birthday!

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The year of the last census: Chart 1

When were we born?

Name Year Month Day

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The year of the last census: Chart 2

2011 Number one songs

DATE TITLE ARTIST WKS AT NO.1

15/01/2011 What's My Name Rihanna Ft Drake 1 22/01/2011 Grenade Bruno Mars 2 05/02/2011 We R Who We R Kesha 1 12/02/2011 Price Tag Jessie J Ft Bob 2 26/02/2011 Someone Like You Adele 4 26/03/2011 Don't Hold Your Breath Nicole Scherzinger 1 02/04/2011 Someone Like You Adele 1 09/04/2011 On The Floor Jennifer Lopez Ft Pitbull 2 23/04/2011 Party Rock Anthem Lmfao/Lauren Bennett/Goonrock 4 21/05/2011 The Lazy Song Bruno Mars 1 28/05/2011 Give Me Everything Pitbull/ne-yo/afrojack/nayer 3 18/06/2011 Changed The Way You Kiss Me Example 2 02/07/2011 Don't Wanna Go Home Jason Derulo 2 16/07/2011 Louder Dj Fresh Ft Sian Evans 1 23/07/2011 Glad You Came Wanted 2 06/08/2011 She Makes Me Wanna Jls Ft Dev 1 13/08/2011 Swagger Jagger Cher Lloyd 1 20/08/2011 Promises Nero 1 27/08/2011 Don't Go Wretch 32 Ft Josh Kumra 1 03/09/2011 Heart Skips A Beat Olly Murs Ft Rizzle Kicks 1 10/09/2011 Stay Awake Example 1 17/09/2011 All About Tonight Pixie Lott 1 24/09/2011 What Makes You Beautiful One Direction 1 01/10/2011 No Regrets Dappy 1 08/10/2011 Loca People Sak Noel 1 15/10/2011 We Found Love Rihanna Ft Calvin Harris 3 05/11/2011 Read All About It Professor Green Ft Emeli Sande 2 19/11/2011 We Found Love Rihanna Ft Calvin Harris 3 10/12/2011 Wishing On A Star X Factor Finalists 2011 1 17/12/2011 Dance With Me Tonight Olly Murs 1 24/12/2011 Cannonball Little Mix 1 31/12/2011 Wherever You Are Military Wives/Gareth Malone 1

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The year of the last census: Chart 3A Fact File

This event happened in census year 2011

True False

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The year of the last census: Chart 3B: Fact File Children can cut out the facts and decide where to place them on the table.

They can then record the answers on Chart 3A.

Kate Middleton and Prince William got

married

Martin Dougan joined

Newsround in 2011.

Nicola Adams became Olympic

champion.

Manchester United won the Premier

League

Beyonce and Jay Z got married

The Large Hadron

Collider set a new world

record

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✁ 2011 Teacher’s answers

Kate Middleton and Prince William got married. TRUE. Manchester United won the Premier League. TRUE. Martin Dougan joined Newsround in 2011. FALSE. (The sport-loving presenter joined in 2013). The Large Hadron Collider set a new world record (for colliding two beams of more particles together than ever before). TRUE. Nicola Adams became Olympic champion in 2011. FALSE. (She won the Olympic women’s gold medal in boxing in 2012 and 2016). Beyonce and Jay Z got married. FALSE (They got married in 2008).

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The year of the last census: Useful Links

Nomis How to access 2011 and 2001 Census data at Nomis (Please refer to the user guide provided) www.letscount.org.uk/resources-for-teachers/access-local-census-data

2011 census: Key Statistics for England and Wales www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/ populationestimates/bulletins/2011censuskeystatisticsforenglandandwales/ 2012-12-11

Sharks are colour blind: National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/1/110119-sharks-color-blin d-eyes-rods-cones-australia-animals-science/

New species of dolphin discovered https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14921665

All The Number 1 Singles www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/

Live Science www.livescience.com/13849-lhc-particle-accelerator-world-record.html

Past Prime Ministers www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers

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