What should be the national food of Canada? (English/French)

If Canada were to identify one of the following as official national food, which should it be?
graph from Statista; slow reveal by Jenna Laib

(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Si le Canada devait identifier l’un des aliments suivants comme aliment national officiel, lequel devrait-il être ? – en Français (par Jenna Laib et Farid Laib)
L’activité comprend des notes et des questions pour provoquer le discours

Type of Graph: bar graph

Visualization Source: Statista. “Canada: If Canada were to identify one of the following as official national food, which should it be?” Statista: June 29, 2015.

Data Source: Favorite food representing Canada 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 29, 2015

 This statistic shows the results of a survey among Canadians in June 2015 on their favorite national food to represent the country. During the survey, 30 percent stated that poutine would be the best national dish to represent Canada as the official national food.

Paired Texted/Resources:

• Patel, Arti and Claire Sibonney. “Canadian Food: The Most ‘Canadian’ Foods Include Bacon, Poutine And Maple Syrup” Huffington Post, September 30, 2016.

Potential Math Content: bar graph, percentages, estimating values

Potential Content Connections: Canada 🇨🇦 , culture, food