1. St George’s population pyramid!
Objective:
To create a population pyramid for St George’s School
To come to conclusions which describe the population structure of the school
How do we go about collecting data for a population pyramid?

2. Task 1 – Identify key features
Narrow at the top which shows that there is a small proportion of elderly people.
Wider in the middle which means that people are living longer, less infant mortality.
Wide at the top because there is longer life expectancy.
4% of the population is female aged
Developing Country (LEDCs)
Developed Country (MEDCs)
Wide at the base which means there are a large proportion of young people in the country.
This pyramid is typical of a country such as Kenya or Vietnam.
This pyramid is typical of a country such as Italy and Japan.
Narrower at the base which means that birth rates are lower.

4. Age Group
Males
Females
2-3
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
Nursery / Reception / Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

5. TITLE
9 - 10
7 - 8
5 - 6
3 - 4
0 - 2
FEMALE
MALE

6. Percentages
Total number of children in one age group Total number of children X 100

7. Remember to add: Title! Scale – you could use number or percentages
Labels for male and female
Labels for age groups

8. Evaluating your pyramid!
Leave this we will do it next lesson!
Describe the shape of your pyramid
How many secondary children are there compared to primary? Give figures to back up your answer!
Is there a difference between the number of boys and girls in the school? Explain
Explain anything else you can learn about your school population from the pyramid!