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Clover Lab Write up due Weds 9/7/2011 1) Write a paragraph describing the procedure of the lab. (what and how we did what we did) 2) why was it important that you randomly tossed your frisbee around the field, what could have happened to your data if you didn't randomly toss your frisbee 3) how could the term bias relate to your answer for question #2? why was it important for you not to know where the frisbee would land? 4) why does your total post-lab clover population estimate differ from the total class data estimate below? 5) why is the estimate below more accurate than yours, (not because Mr. Streng did it) 6) what would your population estimate be if you only tossed the frisbee once? 7) what does this tell you about the number of samples (tosses) in an experiment Paper Due 9/5 one page paper typed, 12 font, times new roman font, 1 inch margins, double spaced. In this paper which you should have someone proof read for you, you will need to answer the following questions. What is science? What is biology? How can you determine if something is living or not? what is the scientific method and why is it important to society and you? What are the characteristics of a good scientists? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due Monday 8/31 read pages 1-9 answer questions 1-5 in your textbook, make a vocabulary list from key terms list on page 21 Due Tues 9/1 go through the seven characteristics of living things to determine if viruses are living. If you are in doubt, research viruses. go throught hte 7 traits of living things and answer the question, does a virus fit this characteristic, then at the end i want a conclusion statement stating your opinion on the matter. Due Weds 9/2 Worksheet on scientific design and parts sci method wrksht variables.doc Lab Write up- you should type up a lab report for the balloon drop activity that we did today. Slide 4 Your lab write-up: 1. Write a problem statement/purpose that clearly defines the goal/objective of the Lead Balloon Challenge. 2. Formulate a hypothesis - describe the initial design of the balloon that you guessed would work the best before you tested it. 3. Discuss the observations you made when your balloon dropped. What data did you collect? 4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for each drop describing why you made the changes that you did. 5.. Write a conclusion based on what you learned from your tests and observations (be sure to include a sketch of your balloon design). 6. How does this activity relate to using the scientific method? 7. Make a Table from your data. remember that you need to calculate the rate of your balloon in each test drop. formula: 7.75meters / time in sec = _________meters per second assignment due Monday sept. 14 ch2 sect 2 read answer?s H1N1 article summary |