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Peer Survey on Current Events PerformancePeer Survey on Current Events Performance
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Radford University
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Performance Tasks
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14 days
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Peer Survey on Current Events

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Stay up to date on current events as well as how the class views the issues. A performance task has scholars select a current event of interest and design a class survey on the topic. They conduct the survey, analyze, and report the results in a presentation.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

surveys, current events, random sampling

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Collaborate with a social studies teacher for the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should have an understanding of sampling methods
  • Access to PowerPoint or similar program is necessary

Pros

  • Includes an assessment checklist and a rubric
  • Provides student worksheets to help with understanding

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-IC.B.3

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