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Preparation time: 60 min
Teaching time: 5 min

“Time to Move” – Conduct a survey on exercise-related habits

Students will create and distribute a survey to other students and members of the community to collect information on habits related to movement during the day (how long they sleep, sit, run, walk, etc.) in preparation for the Learning Scenario.

Format

  • Individual work
  • Survey

Age

  • 10-12

What

The possible connections with your curriculum

  • Healthy Lifestyle
  • Physical Education
  • Science

Who

The people who take up the teacher role

  • School students
  • Teacher

Where

The locations where learning takes place

  • Digital space

With

The community stakeholders to collaborate with

  • Families
  • Other schools

Ready for action?

Resources

Downloadable Resources

Tangible Resources

Smartphone or computer

Preparation

Create a survey on movement-related habits, upload the survey to Google Form, and send this out to students with a request to distribute among members of the community (friends and family) several days before the start of the scenario.

Goals, messages & concepts

Specific goals

  • Data collection will focus on daily movement related habits amongst children in the community.

Specific messages

  • The collection of data about physical activity from a large number of people in the community makes it possible to better understand habits within the community and take proactive steps to improve well-being.

Main terms

  • Well-being
  • Exercise
  • Survey
  • Data

Practices & skills

STEM practices

  • Asking questions and defining problems

Soft skills

  • Empathy

Management skills

  • Use of resources

Course of activity

step 1

Explain the aims and objectives of the project to students, answer any questions and ensure students understand the scope of the activity.

step 2

Send out a survey (by email or WhatsApp) to collect data on the movement-related habits of children during the day (how long they sleep, sit, run, walk, etc.). The questionnaire should be uploaded as a Google Form, with a link that students can send to their family members and other children in the neighbourhood.