This product includes student instructions, success criteria and a rubric. Additionally, it includes a post self reflection and a space for both the student and their guardian to sign, once grades are returned.

The goal of this assignment is to create two related survey questions. One quantitative and one qualitative, and to avoid bias and misrepresentation of data. For example, one of my students has a following on instagram for her artwork. She asked her followers the following two questions:

(1) What kind of art should I post? [qualitative]

• digital
• drawing
• painting
• charcoal
• no opinion
• other

(2) How many times a week should I post? [quantitative]

• 0 times
• 1 time
• 2 times
• 3 times
• 4 times
• 5 times or more
• no opinion

The students were then to graph their data on Excel or Google Sheets, and then find the central tendencies of their quantitative data. Finally, they were to share which form of central tendency was most meaningful for their set of data.

I used this in my grade 7 class, but you can adapt it to any grade.

A lesson on how to use Google Sheets or Excel is NOT included. I modelled how to use Google Sheets on my SmartBoard, and also provided students with a link to an online tutorial. It is a fairly simple program and my students picked up on it quickly!