BACKGROUND
Your health is affected by several factors over which you have some control. For
example, you can make decisions about what you eat and how much you sleep and
exercise.
TASK
Your task is to complete a survey of twelve or more students and their families to
find out how many positive lifestyle habits are being practiced. You will say, �I am con-ducting a survey for my Health class and I would like to have you fill out this survey
about your lifestyle. Your name will not be used. This is an anonymous survey.�
AUDIENCE
Your audience is students in your class and/or their families.
PURPOSE
The purpose is to help students carry out a survey and evaluate the results.
PROCEDURE
1. Use the seven lifestyle factors discussed on page 8 in your student text to make
up the questions for the survey.
2. Select twelve or more students for the survey. Report demographic information about the population surveyed (age, gender, grade, ethnicity, ect�).
3. Tally the number of lifestyle factors that promote good health being practiced.
4. Look at your results. Using Excel make a table and a graph that shows how many people practice each habit. Which habits do most people practice? Which ones are least
often practiced? How does this compare with specific groups (ex. Males vs females, fr vs sr)
5. Prepare a report of the survey (1 pp minimum). Paragraphs should be a follows:
Background/Purpose
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
6. Make an oral presentation to your class.
ASSESSMENT
Assignment is worth 50 points