Major Unit Assignment:
Student Music Survey
Major Unit Assignment
Alternative Assessment– Student Music Survey (See attachment on iCPalms & see
attached Rubric)
Have students analyze the results of a mock student survey about the results of a music survey
of 350 boys and 600 girls which are shown in an organized table graph. Then have students
conduct a similar survey in your classroom or school. Organize the results in a table, and
compare your results to the results of the given survey. Using fraction, decimal, percent
relations, have students answer questions about the survey results. Then have students answer
the following question: How do your results differ from the results of the given survey? Discuss
possible reasons for these differences.
Name _________________________________________________________ Date _________
Unit
2
Alternative Assessment/Culminating Activity
1. The results of a music survey of 350 boys and 600 girls are shown below. Round your
answers to the nearest whole number or percent.
At what times do you listen to music?
What type of music do you listen to the most?
Boys
Girls
Rock
30%
23%
190
Hip hop
28%
26%
264
435
Pop
24%
35%
While doing chores
295
483
Alternative
8%
7%
While sleeping
38
78
Jazz
2%
1%
Country
6%
4%
Boys
Girls
While on the computer
273
455
During meals at home
110
While doing homework
a. What fraction of girls listen to music while sleeping? What percent of girls does this
represent?
b. What percent of boys and girls listen to music while doing homework?
c. What fraction of boys listen to a type of music not listed?
d. What fraction of boys and girls prefer hip hop music over country music? What
percent of boys and girls does this represent?
e. If an additional 500 boys with similar musical tastes are surveyed, how many would
listen to music while doing chores?
f. Choose the type of music you listen to the most. What percent of boys and girls
surveyed listen to a different type of music?
2. Conduct a similar survey in your classroom or school. Organize the results in a table,
and compare your results to the results of the given survey. How do your results differ
from the results of the given survey? Discuss possible reasons for these differences.
Name _________________________________________________________ Date _________
Unit
2
Score
4
Alternative Assessment Rubric
Conceptual Understanding
Shows complete
understanding of:
 converting between
percents and fractions
 computing percents and
fractions when given the
partial and total
quantities
 finding a percent of a
given quantity
3
Shows nearly complete
understanding of:
 converting between
percents and fractions
 computing percents and
fractions when given the
partial and total
quantities
 finding a percent of a
given quantity
2
Shows some understanding
of:
 converting between
percents and fractions
 computing percents and
fractions when given the
partial and total
quantities
 finding a percent of a
given quantity
1
Mathematical Skills
Shows all work.
Answers all questions
correctly.
Shows most of the work.
Makes one or two
computational errors.
Shows some work.
Makes more than two
computational errors.
Shows little understanding
of:
Shows very little or
no work.
 converting between
percents and fractions
 computing percents and
fractions when given the
partial and total
quantities
Makes many
computational errors.
Work Habits
Answers all parts of
each problem.
Work is neat and well
organized.
Answers all parts of
each problem.
Work is neat and easy
to follow.
Answers all parts of
each problem.
Work is sloppy and
hard
to follow.
Does not answer all
parts
of each problem.
Work is sloppy and
hard
to follow.
Total Points Earned_ =
_________ =
12
%
12
Differentiation - Extension:
Individual students and/or groups of students that easily finish this assignment could receive
the follow extension questions/Activity.
Part A: Conduct a similar survey in your classroom or school. Organize the results in a
table, and compare your results to the results of the given survey.
Part B: How do your results differ from the results of the given survey?
Part C: Discuss possible reasons for these differences.