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Project 4
A class survey and a report: health
Choose the area you
want to research
a You are going to carry out a survey to find out
your classmates’ awareness of health issues. As a
class, make a list of topics you could ask questions
about. These could include:
how healthy your classmates think they are
level of information your classmates have about
health issues
willingness to try alternative medicines (under what
conditions? against what illnesses? what possible
worries? etc.)
b In groups of three or four, think what sort of other
questions might be good to ask to find out more
about each other’s awareness of health issues.
Choose one person to take notes.
2 Prepare and carry out
the survey
a Using your notes, write questions for your
questionnaire. Think about what type of questions
you are going to ask, and what the scoring scheme
will be. Decide whether a high score will mean a
high level of health awareness or a low one. Use
the example questions to help you:
Yes/No questions
Do you think about what ingredients something
contains before you eat it?
Ranking
How often do you read articles about health
issues, or discuss health topics with your friends
or your family?
Open questions:
What could you do to live a healthier life?
3 Write up the
results
a Collate your results.
b Add up the scores from the
questionnaires and work out the
average score.
c Draw charts or graphs to illustrate
some of the results.
Health
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4 Present your report
Rehearse your report and then
present it to the class. Discuss your
results with the rest of the class.
5 Closin up
Choose the report which had the
most interesting results.
b Decide which members of the class each of you is
going to interview. Carry out the survey and note
down your classmate’s answers.
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