Sociology-Forensics+Survey+Project

Waltham High School Survey Project toc

=** Objective **= Students will be able to produce a short video presentation showing a focused snap shot of WHS by collaborating with team members to create surveys, collect and analyze data, and film and edit video footage of their results.

=** Project Outline **=

Step 1: Topic
Students will brainstorm topics and choose a focus for their project by end of period. [] (I'm going to edit this video)

Step 2: Questions
Student must design a survey consisting of ten questions relating to the topic and use appropriate question styles/techniques. [|Harvard Tips]

Step 3: Survey
Student post/share survey with a minimum of 30 students. Use appropriate participant selection criteria in order to reduce bias. [|Survey Monkey]

Step 4: Data
Student must use the information gathered to produce a data sheet that shows the results in percentages of each question.

Step 5: Summary
Student is responsible to produce a short film highlighting survey data results.

Step 6: Presentation
Student will then present their film to the class and a panel of invited guests.

=** Grading Rubric **=


 * ** Requirement ** ||>  ** Points **  ||=  ** Earned **  ||  ** Comments **  ||
 * __ Survey __ : Students designed, edited, a survey with a minimum of 10 questions using appropriate techniques and styles. ||> 15 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Data Collection __ : Students posted/shared the survey with an appropriate range and variety of participants and gathered at least 30 complete survey results ||> 10 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Data Analysis __ : Students analyzed the results of their survey and drew accurate conclusions to the results of their topic and questions. ||> 15 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Video Question __ : Students used the results of their survey to devise “One Question” to ask members of WHS to reflect on the topic and survey results ||> 10 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Video Footage __ : Students filmed members of WHS answering the “One Question” with appropriate framing and audio ||> 15 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Video Editing __ : Students complied footage onto video editing software and edited clips together ||> 15 ||=  ||   ||
 * __ Collaboration __ : Students divided tasks and responsibilities evenly within their group and cooperated throughout the project ||> 20 ||=  ||   ||
 * > Total: ||> 100 ||=  ||>   ||