Data Collection Ideas
Rock Paper Scissors
Are boys better at Rock Paper
Scissors than girls?
Are you more likely to draw games
after playing more than 5 times?
Do boys / girls use the same
strategy?
Gingerbread Man
Take a single bite out of your
gingerbread man
Picture or Text Memory?
Are words or pictures easier to
memorise?
Reaction Times
Functional Reach Test
The functional reach test is a quick test to see how susceptible you may be
to bad falls.
How Good Is Your Balance?
Time how long you can stand on one leg
with no support.
Can girls balance better than boys?
How Big Are Your Lungs?
Time how long you can hold your breath for.
Is there a gender pattern?
Tip Toes
Time how long you can stand on tip toes.
Is there a gender pattern?
Wall Squats
Time how long you can hold a wall squat.
Is there a gender pattern?
Paper Toss
How many times can you score when throwing a paper ball
into a bin 10 times from 10 feet away?
Are boys better than girls?
Multiple Choice is EASY
How easy are multiple choice tests?
For Q1-30, write down a random guess answer A-D
Your teacher will give you the
‘correct’ answers
50% is a pass.
Holland Code Test
Follow the instructions on the test in front of you.
Narcissistic Personality Test
Follow the instructions on the test in front of you.
Lion Beaver Otter Golden Retriever
Follow the instructions on the test in front of you.
Learning Styles Test
Follow the instructions on the test in front of you.
Which Simpsons Character Are You?
Follow the instructions on the test in front of you.
Self-Regulation Test
• Self-regulation is the ability to develop, implement, and
flexibly maintain planned behavior in order to achieve one's
goals.
• Low scores can
suggest addictive
tendencies and
an increased
likelihood to act
on impulse!
How Much Sleep Do You Get?
Estimate how much sleep you
have had each night for the last 5
nights. What is the average sleep
you are getting per night?
Spot the Fake Smile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mi
nd/surveys/smiles/index.shtm
Number 1-20 in your books
before taking the test!
Answers
Faceblind?
• http://www.faceblind.org/facetests/
• Test your face recognition ability!
As Time Goes By
How good are you at estimating time?
The teacher will set a hidden timer.
You must count until the teacher’s
timer is finished. Then guess how
much time has passed.
In pairs, one person counts from ‘Go’
for what they think is a minute. The
other actually times it with a watch /
phone. How close were you?
Sweet Tooth
• Hypothesis: You get more red sweets in Haribo than
any other colour…
• Count and tally the different sweet colours in your bags
How Lucky Are You?
How good is your luck?
Guess the suit of a randomly selected card 15 times. Record your results.
How Many Triangles
Can You See?
How Many Squares Can
You See?
Solution
Football Stats
Compare any of the stats e.g. home goals,
goals away etc, tally in a format of your
choosing (eg <5, or 0,1,2,3,4,5 etc)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/tables
High Scores
Download both of these games onto your smart phone. Play
5 rounds and average your score to tally on the board.
Game of Pig!
The Great Cookie Race
Use the sheets and instructions provided to play the
Great Cookie Race.
Tally your scores.
Students on the front rows face
the front.
Students on the back row are
designated to stare at specific
students (without their
knowledge).
For 30 seconds, the class sits in
silence, then the front students
say whether or not they think
they were being watched.
Repeat with front to back of
the class.
Tally correct and incorrect
answers.
Useful Data Sites
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http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog
http://www.worldometers.info/
http://www.internetlivestats.com/
http://www.7billionworld.com/counting.php