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Kids
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Analyzing Data: Finding Mode and
Median
Do you sometimes
feel that no one is interested in kids' opinions? You won't
feel that way when you do this activity! You're going to spend
time at a website where kids' opinions are the only opinions
that count.
The people who
run this website get opinions from kids all over the world.
You're going to study the data from several different opinion
polls.
Start with the
first activity below.
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Skate
Time
» Super-Power
Poll
» Just
Us Kids
Skate
Time
Kids from a skating
club responded to this opinion poll question: "About how many
hours do you skate each week?"
Lace up your skates
and roll on to the quiz.
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Super-Power
Poll
If you could be a
super hero with one super power, what would your power be? How
about the ability to stop time? Or transform yourself into a
creature? Maybe even shrink to the size of a pea?
You're going to
find out what powers kids from around the world voted for
in an opinion poll at the PBS Between Us Kids website.
What
You Do
Use the data from
the website to answer some questions. Follow these steps.
- Print the Super-Power
Poll Worksheet.
- Answer the questions
on the worksheet using the results from the "Between Us
Kids" super-power poll.
- Remember
to return to this page by closing the new window.
Now go to the
"Between
Us Kids" super-power poll results!
When you're done
with the Super-Power Poll, go to Just
Us Kids.
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Just
Us Kids
The folks at Yahooligans!
ask all kinds of interesting questions. They even save the results
of their surveys so kids like you can check them out. Here are
just a few of the questions they've asked.
- Do you think
schools should require students to wear uniforms?
- What's your
favorite dessert?
- Do you think
Pluto should be kept as a planet?
- If you could
make your own holiday, what would it be?
You're going to
have the chance to look at the results of these past surveys
and even participate in the current one.
What
You Do
Follow these steps.
- Print the Just
Us Kids Worksheet .
- Follow the directions
on the worksheet to choose a question from Yahooligans!
Question of the Week -- Past Questions.
- Answer the questions
on the worksheet.
- Remember
to return to this page by closing the new window.
Now go to Yahooligans!
Question of the Week -- Past Questions.
Extra
If you would like
to participate in a survey and see the results click Yahooligans!
Question of the Week -- Past Questions.
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