Activity 2 : Fill me in!

Objective : Identify the methods of collecting data.

What you need : Paper and ball pen

What to do : Identify the method of data collection that best suited to the
situation given on the first column and write your explanation.
that answers the question “Why do you choose such method?”

METHOD OF DATA
EXPLANATION
COLLECTION
(Answers the question:
SITUATION (method that best
Why do you choose such
suited to the situation
method?)
given at first column)
An astronomer looking at
the night sky and recording
data regarding the
movement and brightness of
the objects he sees.
A number of students work
in groups on carefully
designed guided inquiry
questions. Materials provide
students with the means of
collecting data through
interaction with typical
laboratory materials, data
simulation tools or a
decision-making
environment, as well a series
of questions that lead to
discovery-based learning.

A survey regarding the

election of a Mayor,
parameters like age, gender,
occupation, etc. would be
important in influencing the
person’s decision to vote for
a particular candidate.
A grocery store wants to
know about your experience,
so they put a survey code on
a bottom of the receipt for
you to later go in and rate for
your shopping experience.

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Activity 2
METHOD OF DATA
COLLECTION EXPLANATION
SITUATION (method that best suited to (Answers the question: Why do
the situation given at first you choose such method?)
column)
Possible Answer:
It is asked to gather
knowledge of the researched
An astronomer looking at the phenomena like the
night sky and recording data movement and the brightness
Observational Method
regarding the movement and of the objects he sees in the
brightness of the objects he sees. night sky through making
observations of the
phenomena, as and when it
occurs.
A number of students work in Possible Answer:
groups on carefully designed A prime method of inquiry in
guided inquiry questions. science is the experiment.
Materials provide students with The key features are control
the means of collecting data over variables, careful
through interaction with typical Experimental Method measurement, and
laboratory materials, data establishing cause and effect
simulation tools or a decision- relationships. An experiment
making environment, as well a is an investigation in which a
series of questions that lead to hypothesis is scientifically
discovery-based learning. tested.
Possible Answer:
It is set in collecting,
A survey regarding the election
summarizing, analyzing, and
of a Mayor, parameters like age,
interpreting variable(s) in
gender, occupation, etc. would Statistical Method
numerical data.
be important in influencing the Survey Method
It used to assess thoughts,
person’s decision to vote for a
opinions, and feelings of the
particular candidate.
voters whether they vote the
candidate as mayor.
Possible Answer:
A grocery store wants to know
It used to assess thoughts,
about your experience, so they
opinions, and feelings of the
put a survey code on a bottom of
Survey Method customer. It can be specific
the receipt for you to later go in
and limited, or it can have
and rate for your shopping
more global, widespread
experience.
goals.
Answer Key
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Answers are incomplete with minor misconception. 1 point
Answers are complete with minimal misconception. 2 points
Answers are complete with no misconception. 3 points
Scoring Rubric for Explanation