The purpose of this activity is for students to collect and represent data for a given survey question. Students begin by choosing three options as survey responses. Then they survey their classmates. If the class has more than 20 students, they can stop their survey at 20 responses.

Students represent their survey data in any way that makes sense to them. During the Activity Synthesis, different ways of representing data are discussed. When students collect and represent data, they model with mathematics (MP4).

• Display previously identified representations of data. 
• “How is this data organized?” (There are tally marks under each choice. There is a circle for each answer a student gave. They made a table with the 3 choices and wrote numbers under each one to show how many students chose that activity.)
• Consider asking:
  • “What makes this a good representation?”
  • “How are the representations alike or different?”

The purpose of this activity is for students to interpret their data and consider the implications for their class. Students use the data collected in Activity 1 to decide which activity they recommend for the class to do when there is free time. Students use their data representations to explain why they recommend that activity. When students think about the real-world implications of their data, and report on conclusions and reasoning, they model with mathematics (MP4). If time allows at the end of the lesson, students will have free time to do the activity or activities they recommended. This will emphasize the real effects math can have in students’ lives. 

• Invite previously identified students to share. 
• Record the recommendations on a new list. 
• “How did surveying the class help us today?” (It helped us see what people like to do best. It helped us figure out what we can do during free time.)