Short answer: Ask 5 friends the three questions below. Write their answers in a table, count the most common answers, and then write a short report. Do not invent their answers — the table is for your real survey.
Questions to ask
- Why do you travel to school by car?
- What problems can traveling by car cause?
- How can we solve these problems?
Survey table
| Friend | Why by car? | Problems | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
If a friend does not come by car, write “not by car” and still ask what problems they see.
Possible answers you may hear
Use these only if your friends say something similar.
Why by car?
- My home is far from school.
- My parents go to work and take me.
- The weather is bad.
- My bag is heavy.
- The bus is late or full.
- My parents worry about safety.
- There is no safe walking way.
Problems
- Traffic jams near school.
- More air pollution.
- Noise.
- Children get less exercise.
- Children can be late.
- Too many cars at the school gate.
- Unsafe stopping and parking.
Solutions
- Walk or cycle with an adult or friends.
- Use the school bus.
- Share a car with other families.
- Park a little away and walk the last part.
- Leave home earlier.
- Make a safe walking group.
- Ask for better buses and safe crossings.
Simple report frame
We asked 5 friends. ___ of them come to school by car because ___. They said cars can cause ___. To solve these problems, we can ___. I think the best idea is ___ because ___.
Check your work
- Did you ask all 5 friends?
- Did you answer all 3 questions?
- Did you count the answers?
- Use “most” only if 3 or more friends agree.
- Make sure each problem has a possible solution.