A ready-to-print Year 5 and 6 statistics and geography pack using real ONS population data, with 5 investigations, graphs, reasoning and full answers. Britain by Numbers gives children the chance to work with real UK population data rather than invented classroom figures. The pack uses official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and is designed for upper KS2, particularly Years 5 and 6. The pack contains 5 complete investigations: How has the UK population changed? Where do people live in the UK? Comparing six city council areas How old is the population? Which English regions are most densely populated? Children practise key statistics skills including: reading and interpreting line graphs reading tables and bar charts ordering and comparing large numbers calculating differences and totals interpreting population density spotting misleading graph scales explaining answers using evidence reasoning and challenge questions Each investigation includes a clear graph or table, carefully sequenced retrieval, comparison and reasoning questions, plus a challenge task. The pack also includes: 10 pupil activity pages full teacher answers acceptable answer ranges where appropriate teacher guidance curriculum links clear explanations of estimates, census data and rounding source and licence information low-ink, black-and-white design print-ready A4 pages Suitable for use as a Year 5 or Year 6 statistics lesson, maths activity, geography lesson, cross-curricular task, morning work or independent practice. The resource supports upper KS2 work on statistics, line graphs, tables, comparison, sum and difference problems while also linking naturally to geography topics such as population and population density. All statistics are based on official ONS data and the source information is included within the pack. Low ink | Print ready | Full answers included

A free Year 5 and 6 statistics investigation using real ONS UK population data, with line graph questions, reasoning, challenge and full answers. This free Britain by Numbers investigation gives children the chance to work with real UK population data from the Office for National Statistics. Children use a line graph showing how the UK population changed from 1981 to 2021 and answer carefully sequenced questions involving: retrieval comparison calculating increases interpreting trends reasoning from data recognising how graph scales can affect interpretation making a simple prediction The resource includes: 2 pupil activity pages 1 teacher notes and answers page a clear UK population line graph full answers acceptable answer ranges curriculum links explanation of rounding and estimates ONS source and licence information low-ink, print-ready A4 design Suitable for Year 5 and Year 6 statistics, maths lessons, geography links, morning work, independent practice or assessment-style reasoning. This resource supports upper KS2 work on line graphs, comparison, sum and difference problems, reasoning and interpreting real data. A full Britain by Numbers pack with five real-data investigations is also available separately.