Help students understand how to collect data by choosing the most appropriate method—asking (surveys) or observing. Students read questions, decide how the data should be collected, and then create their own data question and collection method.
This resource builds key data skills including identifying data collection methods, distinguishing between survey and observation, and recording results using tally charts and data tables. Students develop an understanding of how data is gathered, organised and interpreted.
What's included:
Version 1: Worksheet with structured questions to sort (ask or observe)
Version 2: Worksheet with added open-ended question creation task
Observations recording sheet: collect and graph observed data
Survey results recording sheet: tally and record responses