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Community Data Investigation Questions
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Community Data Investigation Questions
📊 Part 1: Understanding Data Investigation
1. Why is data important for understanding community problems?
Data helps us make informed decisions based on facts
Data is only useful for mathematicians
Data makes problems more complicated
Data is not needed to solve community issues
2. What are the key parts of a good investigative question? (Check all that apply)
A clear variable (what we're measuring)
A group of interest (who we're studying)
An impossible goal
A specific purpose for the investigation
3. Which of these is the best example of an investigative question about transport in your community?
Do you like cars?
How do Year 7 students at our school travel to school each day?
What is transport?
Is walking good exercise?
4. When collecting data from people, we need to consider ethical issues. This means:
Asking any questions we want
Respecting people's privacy and being fair
Only asking our friends
Making up the answers ourselves
✏️ Part 2: Creating Your Own Investigation
5. Think of a community issue you're interested in (e.g., rubbish, sports facilities, traffic, local shops). Write your topic here:
6. Now create an investigative question about your chosen topic. Remember to include:
• What you want to measure (variable): ________________
• Who you want to study (group of interest): ________________
• Your investigative question:
7. Make a prediction (conjecture) about what you think the data might show:
8. What ethical considerations should you think about when collecting data for your question?
🎯 Part 3: Extension Challenge
9. Extension Activity: Design one survey question you could ask to collect data for your investigation. Make sure it's clear and respectful:
10. Reflection: How might the data you collect help improve your community?
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