Printable Survey Creation Activity for Grade 5 Math.

📚 Topic Summary

Creating surveys is a fun way to collect information from people! In math, surveys help us gather data that we can organize and understand. We can use this data to make charts and graphs that show us important patterns and trends. By asking the right questions and carefully recording the answers, we can learn a lot about what people think and do. Surveys help us bring the real world into our math lessons!

🧮 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the following terms with their definitions:

1. Terms: Survey, Data, Graph, Tally, Variable
2. Definitions:
   • A. A visual representation of data.
   • B. Facts and statistics collected for analysis.
   • C. A list of questions used to gather information.
   • D. A mark used to keep count.
   • E. A characteristic that can be measured or categorized.

Match the term to the definition:

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Use the following words to complete the sentences: Questions, Collect, Results, Chart, Information

A survey uses __________ to get __________. Once you __________ the data, you can organize the __________ in a __________. Examining the chart helps you understand the __________ of the survey.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Imagine you want to find out which fruit is the most popular among your classmates. Describe how you would create a survey, collect the data, and present your findings using a bar graph.