Data Collection

Jayden wants to find out how the number of books sold changes each day during a 10-day book fair.

What data should he collect to answer this question?

• The names of students who bought books

• The titles of books sold at the book fair

• The number of books sold each day for 10 days

• The time the book fair opened each day

Maya wants to know how the temperature changes over a 10-day period in January.

What data should she collect?

• The average monthly temperature in January

• The daily high temperature for each of the 10 days

• The weather forecast for next week

• The clothes people wore during the month

Alex wants to find out how much a sunflower grows in one week.

Which data should he collect?

• The number of petals on the sunflower

• The time of day the flower was watered

• The type of flower grown in the garden

• The height of the sunflower measured each day for 7 days

Kayla wants to find out how many students use the swings during recess each day.

Which data should she collect?

• The number of swings on the playground

• The number of students using the swings each day for 5 days

• The names of students who played tag

• The length of recess

You want to find out how many lunches are purchased at school over two weeks.

What data would you need to collect?

• The number of lunches sold each day for 10 days

• The school lunch menu

• The names of students who buy lunch

• The time lunch starts each day

You are tracking how many hours you spend on screens each day this week.

What is the best way to collect this data?

• Count the number of devices you own

• Ask a friend how much screen time they have

• Record the number of hours spent on screens each day for 7 days

• Look at your favorite app’s icon

You want to know the population of the town over the past ten years.

What information would you need?

• The number of schools in town

• The number of babies born last year

• The population total for each year over the past 10 years

• The number of people living on your street

You want to know the average cost of milk over the past ten years?

What data should you collect?

• The amount of milk your family drinks

• The cost of a gallon of milk each year for 10 years

• The number of cows on farms

• The cost of cereal

You want to know the average amount of rain each week over two months (8 weeks).

What would be the most helpful data to collect?

• The wind speed each day

• The rainfall amounts each week for 8 weeks

• The number of rainy days in one weekend

• The height of clouds

You want to know the total amount of money raised during the school fundraiser.

Which data would help you solve this?

• The amount of money collected each week

• The number of students who participated

• The number of prizes given

• The cost to set up the fundraiser