Today we made pie charts of the color content of a skittles sample. Here is a link to a tutorial if you are stuck on finishing it: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pie-Chart
Monday, February 9, 2009
Pie Charts
Today we made pie charts of the color content of a skittles sample. Here is a link to a tutorial if you are stuck on finishing it: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pie-Chart
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
First Class Meeting
Our first class went great!
We met, discussed the syllabus, conducted a very small environment, and had a class meeting. In our class meeting we had three proposals. See the list below:
1. Get rid of homework
Discussion: Nina pointed out that it is very hard to get work done in class because of all the distraction. A 15 minute activity like a graph or answering questions becomes a longer time period because we are distracted by friends. That it would take more like 45 minutes and that Nina would have to walk around and make sure people were focusing and moving forward... Which would mean probably getting rid of half the experiments proposed on the syllabus.
Voted for: 2 (Freedom, Elijah)
Voted against: 9
2. Do the calorimetry experiment with peanuts.
Voted for: 9
Voted against: 2
3. Move the point spread in the class. The participation grade should be higher and the assignments and tests should be lower. Instead of 60% assignments, 20% quizzes, and 20% participation would be a better spread of points.
Voted for: 9
Voted for: 2
We met, discussed the syllabus, conducted a very small environment, and had a class meeting. In our class meeting we had three proposals. See the list below:
1. Get rid of homework
Discussion: Nina pointed out that it is very hard to get work done in class because of all the distraction. A 15 minute activity like a graph or answering questions becomes a longer time period because we are distracted by friends. That it would take more like 45 minutes and that Nina would have to walk around and make sure people were focusing and moving forward... Which would mean probably getting rid of half the experiments proposed on the syllabus.
Voted for: 2 (Freedom, Elijah)
Voted against: 9
2. Do the calorimetry experiment with peanuts.
Voted for: 9
Voted against: 2
3. Move the point spread in the class. The participation grade should be higher and the assignments and tests should be lower. Instead of 60% assignments, 20% quizzes, and 20% participation would be a better spread of points.
Voted for: 9
Voted for: 2
Monday, February 2, 2009
Printable Syllabus
You can find a printable syllabus on our wiki site. http://trillium678.wikispaces.com/experimentaweek
Friday, January 2, 2009
Course Description and Links
Course Description:
Experiment a Week: Hands on Science and Analysis Skills
In this class students will develop a working understanding of components of a scientific experiment. Students will design experiments to test a given hypothesis, process the data, interpret and analyze the results. As the class goes on students will develop their own hypothesis and conduct their own experiment. Students can expect skill building homework that will facilitate their understanding of graphing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
This will be a hands on, fast paced class in which students will develop the skills to:
· Develop a testable hypothesis
· Design an experiment that produces scientifically valid results
· Collect data, calculate averages, and create visual displays to facilitate analysis
· Analyze results
Experiments will include testing which is the most common color in a pack of skittles, how thick is tin foil, what objects biodegrade, what neighborhood areas have the best and worst air quality, what areas have higher acid rain levels, the physics of swing sets and more. Students will contribute and analyze data to local and international data bases to compare their results with students from around the world.
We will work in collaboration with the Illinois based international Inquiry Based Science Project to conduct hands on experiments that reflect real world issues. The project houses data from groups around the world.
Experiment a Week: Hands on Science and Analysis Skills
In this class students will develop a working understanding of components of a scientific experiment. Students will design experiments to test a given hypothesis, process the data, interpret and analyze the results. As the class goes on students will develop their own hypothesis and conduct their own experiment. Students can expect skill building homework that will facilitate their understanding of graphing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
This will be a hands on, fast paced class in which students will develop the skills to:
· Develop a testable hypothesis
· Design an experiment that produces scientifically valid results
· Collect data, calculate averages, and create visual displays to facilitate analysis
· Analyze results
Experiments will include testing which is the most common color in a pack of skittles, how thick is tin foil, what objects biodegrade, what neighborhood areas have the best and worst air quality, what areas have higher acid rain levels, the physics of swing sets and more. Students will contribute and analyze data to local and international data bases to compare their results with students from around the world.
We will work in collaboration with the Illinois based international Inquiry Based Science Project to conduct hands on experiments that reflect real world issues. The project houses data from groups around the world.
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