CSEC Mathematics SBA Ideas and Topics
CSEC Mathematics SBA Ideas and Topics
Choose a topic that is suitable to you or modify an existing one. Please feel free to suggest other topics.
✓ How much money do students spend on a daily basis? [survey]
✓ What is the preferred type of vehicle used for public transportation in my community? [Survey]
✓ An investigation into the growth of "X type of seedlings" over a "X time period"
✓ Do students of form X spend more time on social media than on studying? [survey]
✓ Are school children/Students consuming too much sugar? Modifications of this question could include
✓ How many sugary drinks do students consume on a daily basis?
✓ A comparison of the sugar per serving of a selected number of [fruit, soda, energy, flavored water] drinks
✓ Do form X students drink more sodas than fruit-based drinks?
✓ What is the optimum angle to throw a ___________ to achieve the maximum distance?
javelin
Shot-put
Discus
✓ What effect does the run-up speed have on the distance covered in a ______________?
Long jump
Tripple jump
✓ Does the location of a store affect the prices that are charged?
✓ How does the amount of weight carried by an athlete affect their speed over a 50m distance?
✓ What is the cost incurred if a faucet/pipe is left dripping for a year?
✓ What is the optimum range for scoring goals on a_______________ Netball court
Football field
Basketball court
✓ Does the height of the shooter affect the percentage of goals scored in a netball match?
✓ Is the penalty spot the best place to shoot a penalty from on the football field?
✓ Does the size of the ball used affect the number of goals scored in a netball match? [hint: try using a
netball, football or volleyball to shoot goals and compare the results]
✓ Do drink companies give as much as they say they are? do a survey of different brands of juice, measure
the volume in each box and compare with the number printed on the carton; a variant of this question
could include measuring mass of various products.
✓ Using the same cyclist is a BMX faster than a mountain bike over 100m?
✓ Is typing faster than writing?
✓ What is the effect of the run-up speed on the bowling of a cricket ball?
✓ How does the type of ball used affect the distance traveled when a cricket ball is hit?
✓ What is the safest angle to mount a ladder against a wall?
✓ Does running a curve take longer than running the same distance on a straight?
✓ What effect does speed have on the distance gained in a vertical jump/high jump?
✓ How long on average does it take a student to travel to school. This could be done in the form of a survey
and can generate rich data and statistical analysis.
✓ How well do students in my class measure up against each other? here you could investigate the heights of
students in your class or their mass etc
✓ How long on average does it take to be served in the Tuck shop/Canteen line at your school? This can be
done in the form of a survey as well
✓ What type of lunches should be sold at school X's canteen in order to maximize student patronage?
[Survey]