Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013

Objectives: Gather data & analyze
Announcements: None
Opener:  Let me see your procedures
Lab Question: How does height of release
affect speed at the bottom?
What units will you be measuring in?
SHOW ALL DATA COLLECTED!
Calculate appropriate averages
Graph using Graphical Analysis

Wed., Sept 11, 2013

Objectives: Write a completed procedure
Announcements: Journals returned
Opener:  What's the largest number you can write with just 3 digits - no symbols allowed?
Lab Question: How does height of release
affect speed at the bottom?
Finish your procedure
Samples from class to analyze
Data & Recording
How will you have to average your data
What will you graph?

Tues., Sept. 10, 2013

Objectives: Write a procedure
Announcements: Journals
Opener:  A Ball accelerates down a ramp but has constant velocity for it's continuing path along a flat surface.  What force accelerates the ball? What force causes the ball to maintain its speed? E link
Lab Demonstration - How does height of release
affect speed at the bottom?
Let's write a procedure
Leave your notebook at end of class (NAME!!)

Mon., Sept. 9, 2013

Objectives: Nature of Science
Announcements: Journals - First look tomorrow
Opener:  Experimental Procedures?!?!?link
Get your name on your notebook
Organize Notebook
Mystery Tube: Complete into notebooks
Done? - Scavenger Hunt

Fri., Sept. 6, 2013

Objectives: Nature of Science
Announcements: Journals - First look Tues.
Opener:  Wacky Wordies
Syllabus (a prescriptive look)

Mystery Tube: Complete/Grading
Scavenger Hunt

Thurs., Sept. 5, 2013

Objectives: Discover the nature of science
Announcements: Journals - First look Tues.
Opener:  What is science (in your journal)
Syllabus
Notebook Organization/Table o' Contents

Mystery Tube: Complete/Grading
Scavenger Hunt

Wed., Sept. 4, 2013

Objectives: Discover the nature of science
Announcements:  Got a spiral yet?
Opener:  What could this be?

Mystery Tube:Analysis