SURVEY PROJECT:

Plaque: DUE: Monday October 1, 200 in class!
TASK!
 

 

 

 

 


1.    Choose a population.

2.    What will be the sample of your population?

a.    The 7th grade class has 50 members – 10% of 50 is only 5É that is too small.

b.    5-Point Star: 100 points!Your survey population should be NO smaller than 30. The population of the school is approximately 300. Does this work?

3.    Choose a survey topic

4.    Brainstorm appropriate, unbiased survey questions.

5.    Get approval of questions from me!!

6.    Create a tally sheet to record responses

7.    Brainstorm how you will conduct survey

8.    Conduct survey

9.    Graph your results

a.    http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

10. Present your results and graph on the paper provided for display in the hallway.

Ideas for survey subjects

  • What family members they confide in.
  • How they are most likely to spend time with their families.
  • How much time they spend in one-on-one conversation with members of their families.
  • If you think censorship helps protect kids from inappropriate material;
  • What some good reasons for censorship might be; and who, if anyone, should decide what is appropriate or inappropriate for kids to see.
  • Their favorite sport to compete in.
  • Their favorite sport to watch.
  • If public school students should be required to wear uniforms.
  • Whether wearing school uniforms makes students less or more competitive about clothing.
  • What colors you would select for school uniforms, if wearing uniforms became the law.
  • What are the top issues facing the US
  • What are the top issues facing the school
  • What are the top issues facing the town
  • School rules
  • Favorite items (color, dessert)
  • Favorite sports teams
  • Favorite subjects
  • If you think there's too much violence on TV and in the movies.
  • What your favorite kinds of TV shows and movies are.
  • If you think ratings help kids decide whether to watch a TV show or movie.
  • If you think watching violent TV shows and movies makes people more violent.
  • If the government is doing enough to protect the environment.
  • What the biggest environmental challenge for the twenty-first century will be.
  • What the most important thing kids can do to protect the environment is