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Data Collection Tools Worksheet

Students collecting data with clipboards and charts

📊 Part 1: Data Collection Methods

WALT: Use various tools and techniques to collect primary data and identify errors in collected data.

1. Match each data collection tool to its best use:
Survey
Observation
Tally Chart
Counting how many cars pass by
Finding out people's favourite colours
Asking classmates about their pets
2. Which data collection method would work best for finding out your classmates' favourite school subjects?

Observation

Survey

Guessing

Measuring

3. Check all the things you should remember when collecting data:

Ask clear questions

Respect people's privacy

Record answers accurately

Make up answers if someone doesn't respond

📝 Part 2: Design Your Own Survey

4. Create a 3-question survey about your classmates' preferences. Write your questions below:

Question 1: ________________________________________________

Question 2: ________________________________________________

Question 3: ________________________________________________

5. Create a tally chart for one of your survey questions:

🔍 Part 3: Error Detection

6. Look at this data about Year 6 students' favourite fruits. Find and circle 3 errors:

Survey Question: What is your favourite fruit?

Responses collected:

Apples: 8 students

Bananas: 5 students

Oranges: 3 students

Grapes: 2 students

Strawberries: 4 students

Total students surveyed: 25

Note: One student said "Purple" as their answer

7. Complete these sentence starters about the errors you found:

I noticed this number doesn't match because _________________________

This answer seems wrong because ___________________________________

8. How could you fix these errors? Write two strategies:
9. Why is it important to collect accurate data? Explain in 1-2 sentences:

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