Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second lesson in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign, class members...

This section explores how to design and conduct surveys that accurately reflect the perspectives of a larger group of people by identifying unbiased sample groups and by writing unbiased questions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Design and conduct surveys and analyze and interpret the results.

This set contains statistics questions regarding experiments and experimental design. The student becomes familiar with the various elements of experimental design.

This set contains statistics questions regarding surveys and survey designs. The student differentiates between a systematic sample, a convenience sample, a simple random sample (SRS), and a stratified random sample.

Gives an overview of software design methodology and differentiates between formal and systemic design. Then it discusses specific principles of design methodology.

This project resulted from of the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher, Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life application in...

Practice problems identifying bias.

Explore the government regulations, marketing and sales of herbal remedies designated as "dietary supplements" by the Food and Drug Administration. Analyze the labels of various brands of Echinacea for discrepancies in dosage and usage...

Students design a simple behavioral survey, and learn basic protocol for primary research, survey design and report writing. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to...

This slideshow gives a detailed explanation of the characteristics of statistical questions and how they differ from other types of questions, the types of studies, and the methods for collecting data. It describes the case of Clever...

Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

This resource provides information about the career of survey technician.

A comprehensive resource that details research methods and interview designs along with information on how to conduct a focus group.

When we collect data it's important to know what type of data we're collecting and how to collect it properly.

Learners are introduced to the correct technical vocabulary for lighting, which is different than layperson's terms. They learn about lamp (light bulb) technology and how to identify the various types of lighting in their spaces. They...

Survey potential bridge sites, research bridge design, and select the right bridge for the right location in this interactive activity from the NOVA: "Super Bridge" Web site.

This newsletter-style home page for The American Copy Editors Society offers everything from articles and advice to surveys and seminars. Tidy layout and solid organization make this a pleasure to navigate.

This site provides a variety of educational technology evaluation resources focused on helping schools and districts measure the role technology plays in teaching and learning. It has a great collection of relevant information on...

Find out about user experience research using these data collection tips.

This project resulted from the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher (pre-engineering), Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a program called "Do Something About It" designed to teach kids about the Bill of Rights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

After learning about the effects of re-watering a dry water way in their city, students realize that public support would be needed for such an undertaking. In order to determine public support, students design and implement a survey,...

This KiwiCareers site contains information on becoming a surveyor in New Zealand. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.