Take a Survey!

Need a fun, high-interest, Math/Science Project? Try this Math/Science Survey! This project involves student interaction, predicting, analyzing and recording, graphing, as well as mean, median, mode, and range. Writing skills are also utilized. My class loved this activity!


Motivation:  

• Discuss "Survey" with your class. What is the meaning? How are surveys done? How are the results of surveys used?
• Explain the activity to the class.
• Copy and distribute the recording sheet (below). Have students do the question, 5 choices and make a prediction of the favorite. 
• They will make their own survey sheet on loose-leaf. It will be helpful if each student has a clipboard. Allow students to conduct the survey during an outside recess. 
• Allow an extra recess, if needed, to complete the survey.
• The remainder of the project will be completed in class.
• Option for small schools and/or Home Schools: Survey a smaller number of students, or survey family and friends by phone or e-mail.

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Math/Science              Name___________________#____

Survey/Bar Graph        Date_________________________

Project Description: 
Conduct a survey with 25 students at your school (who are not in your class).  You will choose a question for the survey and 5 choices. 

Question: What is your favorite ____________________? 

Choices: 
(a)__________________ 
(b)__________________ 
(c)__________________

(d) _________________ 
(e)__________________

(1)State your prediction of the favorite in a complete sentence.

My Prediction:_____________________________________

_______________________________________________

Reason for Prediction: ______________________________

_________________________________________________

(2) On loose-leaf paper, construct a chart to record students’ names and choices.

(3) In the space below, make a "Tally Chart" for counting choices.

(4)Make a Bar Graph on Graph Paper to show your results.  Include a title, labels, and appropriate scale.

(5)Which was the favorite choice?____________________________

(6)Which was the least favorite choice?________________________

(7)Was your prediction correct?________  Explain _____________

____________________________________________________

(8) Use your data to find the following:

Mean_____________________ 
Median ___________________

Mode_____________________ 
Range ____________________

(10) If you surveyed 100 people, would you expect the results to be different?      yes      no Explain.______________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

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Additional Teacher Tips:

• This activity can easily be adapted for different ages and ability levels.
• Favorites can include: color, food, holiday, restaurant, toy, subject, sport, TV show, Video game, Movie, YouTube Video, Singer, Singing Group, etc.
• My class displayed their findings on a poster that was displayed in the hallway.
• Class presentations of findings can also be done.
• When Class Presentations were done in my classroom, I always had the students take notes. They listed each student's name and a fact about each presentation. This sheet was then turned in for a grade. I found this made them more active listeners and aided overall attention and behavior!