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I can communicate
I can communicate
technical reporting and communication
technical reporting and communication
GSS.D1 I can formally report an investigation.
GSS.D2 I can report an investigation on a whiteboard.
GSS.D3 I can present and discuss investigation and project results.
GSS.D4 I can use content vocabulary and concepts appropriately.
GSS.D5 I can maintain an organized journal of my learning experiences.
GSS.D1 I can formally report an investigation.
GSS.D1 I can formally report an investigation.
APA Lab Report
APA Lab Report
Here lies my first APA Lab Report about the Spaghetti Bridge Project. Within this document are many of things. You will find a multitude of images, fundamentals 0f physics, and many explinations. Over the time that I have worked on this, I have struggled with many things. I was having a difficult time with the writing portion of this project and wrapping my head around the concepts. I am uneasy about this assignment, but I hope to grow in the future with the skill of reporting investigations.
GSS.D2 I can report an investigation on a whiteboard.
GSS.D2 I can report an investigation on a whiteboard.
This is an assignment we did about finding the mystery mass. We were given three different diagrams and had to figure out what the mass, in grams, was. Our group ran into several obstacles about understanding the different x and y realms and using trigonometry to find our value. One problem that I had, personally, was understanding the ideas as fast and as well as my other group members. I attempted asking questions, but even their explinations became confusing to me. This was a difficult investigation for me.
Spring Force Lab
Spring Force Lab
Here is a picture of the whiteboard our group made for the Spring Force Lab. In this lab, we were told to incorporate these things on our board:
-detailed diagram
-labeled and tabled data
-labeled and neat graphs with trends
-results of analysis and statistics
-units
-neat and organized
I believe that our group accomplished all of these goals effectively. However, there were some problems with the actual data presented on our board.
GSS.D3 I can present and discuss investigation and project results.
GSS.D3 I can present and discuss investigation and project results.
If I were to be tasked with explaining our Semester 1 Final Project over force to people with little to no knowledge over the topic, I think that I would be able to explain it well. For the project, we had to break an object, design a solution to stop it from breaking, and evaluate my findings within the project. I feel like I would be able to describe to them about the relationship between collisions and force and how it was applied to ur project. I would be able to share my key findings and important concepts and skills applied. We have not had the opportunity to share our projects with other groups, so we cannot compare and constrast our results yet.
GSS.D4 I can use content vocabulary and concepts appropriately.
GSS.D4 I can use content vocabulary and concepts appropriately.
Position vectors are arrows that start at zero and continue to a location. Displacement vectors are the distance between two points. Position and displacement vectors are related because you need two position vectors to have a displacement vector, the displacement vector connects them. Total distance is a distance between two points and includes steps in all directions took to the final destination.
Newton's Laws
Newton's Laws
Law of Inertia: Masses maintain constant velocity unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
Law of Inertia: Masses maintain constant velocity unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
Things with more mass have more inertia.
Law of Motion: Acceleration comes from a net force to mass ratio.
Law of Motion: Acceleration comes from a net force to mass ratio.
From these vocabulary terms, we were able to form new and useful equations and apply them to physics problems.
Work-Kinetic Energy
Work-Kinetic Energy
Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem: W=(delta)K
Positive Work: speeds up
Negative Work: slows down
No work: same speed
Perpendicular forces do no work
The Standard Model
The Standard Model
What is fundamental?
What is fundamental?
What does it mean for something to be fundamental?
For something to be fundamental, it is made out of the basic components and has no form. Fundamental things are the starting point - or building blocks of more complicated things.
What particles do scientists currently think are fundamental?
Scientists currently think that electrons, quarks, leptons, antiquarks, and force carriers are fundamental. Additionally, some fundamental elements include earth, air, fire, and water.
What are some things scientists used to think were fundamental, but were later found to have structure?
Scientists used to think that atoms, nuclei, and protons were fundamental, but were later proven to have structure.
What is the World made of?
What is the World made of?
What is the partner particle to every known particle?
The partner particle to every known particle is the antimatter particle or antiparticle. This means that it looks and acts the same way but just has an opposite charge.
Why is there more matter than anti-matter in the universe?
They don't know why there is more matter than anti-matter in the universe.
What are the 6 quarks? What are their charges?
The 6 quarks are: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. The charges of up, charm, and top are 2/3, while the charges of down, strange, and bottom are -1/3.
Why do quarks have a fractional charge?
Quarks have a fraction charge to ensure that their calculations work.
What is a hadron?
A hadron is a composite particle made up of quarks.
Describe the two types of hadrons and give examples of each.
The two types of hadrons are baryons and mesons. Protons and neutrons are examples of baryons. Pions are examples of mesons.
Describe leptons and give examples of each. What are their electrical charges?
Leptons are other matter particles that are point-like particles without internal structures. These include the electron, muon, tau, (which have an electrical charge) and three types of neutrinos(don't have an electrical charge).
How are leptons different from hadrons?
Leptons are different from hadrons because they are solitary particles, unlike hadrons, which are made up of quarks.
What is the anti-electron’s name? Why do you think it has this name?
The anti-electron's name is the positron. It has this name because of its positive electrons.
Why aren’t the muon or tau found in ordinary matter?
The muon or tau are not found in ordinary matter because they have a lot more mass than electrons. This means that when they are produced, they transform into lighter leptons.
What is one particle that is always produced when leptons decay?
One particle that is always produced when leptons decay is its corresponding neutrino.
What are the 3 lepton families?
The 3 lepton families consist of: the electron and its neutrino, the muon and its neutrino, and the tau and its neutrino.
What is an unusual fact about a neutrino?
An unusual fact about a neutrino is that it passes through the earth without ever interacting with a single atom.
Why are there so many neutrinos and how do they affect the universe?
There are so many neutrinos because they produced a large amount in the beginning of the universe and rarely interact with matter. They affect the universe by contributing to the total mass of the universe and its expansion.
What holds it together?
What holds it together?
What are the four fundamental forces?
The four fundamental forces are gravity, electromagnetic, strong, and weak.
Order them strongest to weakest. Identify the boson which carries each.
Gravity - Graviton Weak - W^+, W^-, Z^0 Electromagnetic - Photon Strong - Gluon
Which force doesn't yet fit into the Standard Model?
Gravity doesn't yet fit into the Standard Model.
How are fermions and bosons different?
Fermions and bosons differ because of the total number of protons and neutrons. If it is an odd half integer, it is a fermion. However, if it has an integer spin, it is a boson.
GSS.D5 I can maintain an organized journal of my learning experiences.
GSS.D5 I can maintain an organized journal of my learning experiences.
These images are from my Physics notebook. From these, you can see that I follow what the teacher is saying in class and I proceed to write it down. I draw attention to the more important parts as well. I like to believe that my journal is organized and the pages within it accurately reflect my learning experiences.
Additionally, I believe that I keep an organized journal on SeeSaw. I have tried to upload things as often as I can and as efficiently as possible.
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