Did your teacher ever ask your class
a question and then record
 the answers?

She was collecting data.

She could ask the class to order lunch.
Then she could record the answers.

hamburger

8

chicken nuggets

6

grilled cheese sandwich

4

peanut butter and jelly

2

Your teacher might ask what type of book
each student prefers to read.
Then she could record the answers.

biography

4

sports fiction

7

historical fiction

3

fantasy

6

You could ask your friends what kind of pizza they want.
Then you could record their choices.

cheese

3

pepperoni

4

sausage

2

mushroom

2

How many trees grow outside your school?
Count them. Then record the answers.

maple

6

oak

7

spruce

10

chestnut

2

When you ask a question and then record the answers,
you are collecting data.