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Data Collection Practice

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Data Collection Practice

Students collecting data with clipboards

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Collect accurate data from our peers to prepare for graphing

✅ Success Criteria

• Collect data on a given question from at least 5 classmates

• Understand why accuracy in data collection is important

• Communicate our findings clearly

📊 Part 1: Planning Your Data Collection

1. Choose ONE question to ask your classmates. Circle your choice:

What is your favourite sport?

What is your favourite colour?

What type of music do you like best?

What is your favourite subject at school?

2. Write your chosen question here:
3. Why is it important to record data accurately? Tick all that apply:

So our graphs will be correct

To respect people's answers

To make good decisions based on data

To avoid making mistakes

4. Before you start collecting data, what should you do? Circle the best answer:

Ask questions really quickly

Make sure you have your recording sheet ready

Guess what people might say

Only ask your friends

📝 Part 2: Data Collection Table

5. Use this table to record answers from at least 5 classmates. Write clearly in each box:

Person 1 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

Person 2 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

Person 3 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

Person 4 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

Person 5 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

Person 6 Name: _________________ Answer: _________________

6. After collecting your data, check for errors. Tick when complete:

I double-checked I heard each answer correctly

I wrote all names clearly

I recorded all answers accurately

I asked at least 5 people

🔍 Part 3: Analysing Your Data

7. Look at your collected data. What was the most popular answer?
8. Count how many people gave each different answer:

Answer 1: _____________ Number of people: _____

Answer 2: _____________ Number of people: _____

Answer 3: _____________ Number of people: _____

Answer 4: _____________ Number of people: _____

9. What did you notice about the data you collected? Write one sentence:
10. Extension Challenge: If you surveyed 100 people instead of 5-6, what do you think might happen to your results?

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