You want to see if a heavier object falls faster than a lighter object. You drop a baseball and a marble from the same height and record the time it takes for each to hit the ground. Which question and method are you using?

A farmer wants to see if adding fertilizer makes his corn plants grow taller. Which question and method would he use to get the answer?

A baker wants to find out which brand of flour is best for making bread rise. They bake four loaves of bread, each with a different brand of flour, and then compare their heights. What type of data collection is the baker using?

Come up with a question that could be answered by collecting observational data.

You want to find out the average height of students in your class. Which question would you ask, and which method would you use to find the answer?

A scientist watches a group of monkeys in a forest and writes down everything they do for a week. What is the scientist using to collect data?

To find out the temperature of the water in a swimming pool at different times of the day, you use a thermometer. Which question and method are you using?

You want to know how many people at your school ride the bus to school. Which question would you ask, and which method would be best?

A chef wants to know how many people will eat a new dish she created. She offers the dish to customers and counts how many portions are sold. Which question and method is the chef using?

Come up with a question that could be answered by collecting poll data.

Come up with a question that could be answered by collecting measurement data.

A student uses a thermometer to collect the temperature of the water in a pool every hour. What type of data collection is this?

A company wants to find out if more people will buy a new type of juice if the packaging is blue instead of red. They sell the juice with both colors of packaging in different stores and track the sales numbers. What data collection method