Topics:
Scientific processes such as recording measurements with uncertainty, significant figures, unit conversions, and percent error.
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THE EMAIL LAB
THE EMAIL LAB
Notes for teachers:
I print the emails on half sheets of paper as a set. I put all 16 emails into a large envelope.
Students will only pull 10 of the 16 emails. I have them pull 4 for the first and second rounds and 2 for the final round. I usually give them about 5 minutes for rounds 1 and 2 with a little less time for round 3.
I allow students to conference with other groups before writing their final tentative explanations. This conference period usually lasts about 5 minutes.
FYI: we don't know the actual story behind the emails - which drives students crazy! But it makes for a great discussion as to how this activity relates to the scientific process.
UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS
UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS
DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF A PENNY LAB
DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF A PENNY LAB
ACCURACY AND PRECISION
ACCURACY AND PRECISION
PERCENT ERROR
PERCENT ERROR
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF ALUMINUM FOIL LAB
DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF ALUMINUM FOIL LAB
MARS PROBE LOST DUE TO SIMPLE MATH ERROR
MARS PROBE LOST DUE TO SIMPLE MATH ERROR
PAIRED READING ACTIVITY
PAIRED READING ACTIVITY
(teacher reference page on pg. 11)
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: ADVANCED VERSIONS
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: ADVANCED VERSIONS
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: ON-LEVEL VERSIONS
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: ON-LEVEL VERSIONS
Notes for teachers:
For both the advanced and on-level versions of these lessons, I cover each practice over the course of 3 days
I complete the advanced dimensional analysis example problems on the board with my classes when I introduce double unit conversions and squared & cubed conversions.
REVIEW: ADVANCED VERSION
REVIEW: ADVANCED VERSION
REVIEW: ON-LEVEL VERSION
REVIEW: ON-LEVEL VERSION
Notes for teachers:
I break up Unit 1 into two parts for my on-level classes.
I test over Unit 1 topics through the Aluminum Foil Lab
Then I cover unit conversions and give a separate quiz over those topics
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