Super Swimmers

As part of our inquiry, our group (the super swimmers) created a survey to find out about the swimming abilities of students in room 15. It took a lot of hard work, thinking and determination, but we got the job done. We chose questions that gave good information about and that linked to our H.O.T question. Our H.O.T question is describe why the drowning rate in NZ is so high, survey the school to gather information about students swimming abilities to identify the patterns, create a swimming programme which will help students become more confident and capable while swimming. Using management, organisation and team work is an important key when creating a survey. Once we had finished making and creating our survey, two students typed it up on the computer next Hannah-may and Taylor (leaders of the super swimmers group) went to room 15 to survey them. After that we all discussed the statistics and trends. There was a lot to discuss and identify. Finally we had finished.

Some of the trends we identified were:

o   1 4/5  of the boys prefer freestyle than any other stroke

o   No girls chose breaststroke

o   More than ½ of the people surveyed knew a beach ball would be best to float with.

o   There wasn’t any major differences between the boys and girls votes

People in super swimmers group…

Cameron Raman

Hannah-may Slater

Taylor Woodhead

Veronica Bojanich

Ebony Rangi

James Saufoi

Jayden Neilsen-Bailey

Michelle Neilsen

Mustafa Rahmani

Revival Fakaua

Samuel Lowery

Jeet Singh

Tyson Waru

 

Written by Veronica Bojanich and Hannah-May Slater

 

Our survey

 

Super Swimmers Survey!

This survey is to see how safe you are in water and your knowledge on rips. In this survey you will have a series of questions.

Instructions!

*Fill in the information at the top of the page

*Use either blue or black pen

*Don’t copy others

*Answer all the questions

*Circle you answer clearly

Demographic!

How old are you?

a) 10

b) 11

c) 12

d) 13

What is your ethnicity/culture?

a) Maori

b) Pacific Islander

c) Asian

d) Other (please list your culture/s)

What is your favourite sport?

a) Soccer

b) Netball

c) Rugby

d) Other (please list your favourite sport)

What is your gender?

           i.     Girl

         ii.     Boy

 

Questions

1.       What is a rip…

                               i.            A strong current

                             ii.            A burger

                           iii.            A strong wave

                            iv.            A game for Xbox

2.       What would you do in a rip?

                               i.            Panic

                             ii.            Shout for help

                           iii.            Swim parallel to the beach

 

3.       Do you think you can swim out of a rip?

               i.            Yes

             ii.            No

           iii.            Maybe

 

4.       What is your favourite stroke?

          i.            Breast stroke

        ii.            Freestyle

      iii.            Butterfly

       iv.            Backstroke

         v.            None

 

 

5.       Who taught you to survive in a rip?

        i.            Parent/guardian

      ii.            Internet/ T.V

    iii.            School/ organisation

     iv.            Never been taught

6.       Do you mostly swim at …

      i.            Patrolled Beaches

    ii.            Un-Patrolled Beaches

 

 

7.       What would you use to float?

        i.            A brick         

      ii.            Your Friend

    iii.            A Beach ball

 

 

8.       How do you feel about rips?

      i.            Confident

    ii.             Scared

  iii.            Alright

  iv.            Nervous

 

9.       What is the best way to teach someone to survive in a rip?

      i.            Swim Parallel

    ii.            Swim against the rip

  iii.            Float and relax

 

10. How long can you float for?

        i.            5 seconds

      ii.            30 seconds

    iii.            1 minute

     iv.            Other (please list)

 

11. What do you think is the best place to swim at?

        i.            Rivers

      ii.            Lakes

    iii.            Beaches

     iv.            Public pools