Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Representing Our Own Surveys
After developing a survey questions and polling their classmates (in yesterday's lesson plan), 1st graders will now find a way to represent their findings and write a statement about what they noticed.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Representations of Data
Stop! It's Data Time. Every time your read me from the left or the right. It's the numbers on the board, that make the data right. Students take part in a quick survey to start the lesson and then continue to work on their data...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Skiing or Boarding?
Next week marks the start of our Skiing and Snowboarding program at the Waitsfield School. Today the students will find out what each classmate would prefer to do.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 5.6 Observational Studies, Experiments, and Surveys
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.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Collecting and Displaying Data
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in collecting and displaying data.
PBS
Pbs Kids Zoom: Flu Survey
Get the latest survey results from ZOOMers that had the flu this past winter. Get all the survey details here.
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Methods Knowledge Base: Survey Research
Defines a survey and describes survey research.
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Methods Knowledge Base: Survey Question Wording
Discusses how to effectively word questions on surveys.
US Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics: Nces Classroom
Just what is the NCES Students' Classroom? In addition to many useful features, this site provides math and statistical activities tailored to a middle and elementary school students.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Become a Flexible Reader
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information for different types of reading. The differences among study reading, skimming, and scanning are provided so that students can be flexible readers.
Other
Rose Institute of State and Local Government
This organization studies State and Local Government in California. It has some nice statistics on local government in California.
EL Education
El Education: Reshaping Rochester
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,...
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Sq3 R Retention of Written Information
SQ3R is a useful technique for fully absorbing written information. It helps you to create a good mental framework of a subject, into which you can fit facts correctly. It helps you to set study goals. It also prompts you to use the...
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Surveyor
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Survey Questions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can answer the survey questions to supplement the Everyday Mathematics program. Students can practice analyzing the data gathered from their friends.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Reading Techniques: Sq3 R Method for Thorough Study
A brief description of the SQ3R method of reading comprehension and how it can be used to improve study habits.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Venn Diagrams Math Fun
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use Venn diagrams for math applications, including sorting and comparing using math concepts, and conducting classroom surveys and recording the data on Venn diagrams.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Data Analysis
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows two ways of asking survey questions; students compare the two ways. It can be used to learn how to do data analysis.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: How to Do a Survey
A clear explanation of how to plan and conduct a survey, then tabulate and display your results.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Primary Research
This lesson discusses conducting primary research for a research topic.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Survey and Data Collection
Site contains statistical data for the National Center for Health Statistics.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Showing the Results of a Survey
A variety of ways to display the results of a survey are listed, including tables, statistics and different types of graphs.
Jim Loy
Jl's Math Page: The Golden Rectangle and the Golden Ratio
This is a personal site from Jim Loy that describes the golden rectangle and the golden ratio. Includes several diagrams and pictures as well as formulas. A good background in math is helpful.
Other
Methods of Study Sq3 R
This study skills tutorial features the SQ3R method as well as its variants.