Sames Physical Science

Essential Question:

• What can be learned from sledding?

Objectives:

• The data has been compiled and everyone has begun analyzing the data.

Agenda:

• Warm-up: GRAPHING BAD DATA

Below are two graphs that could have been taken from the tubing data, which we know has some bad information. Answer the following questions using the graphs with the data points marked with letters:

• Which data points on the time - distance graph do you think might be incorrect? Explain.
• How does the bad data show up in the speed - distance graph?
• Think back to the actual tubing, does the speed - distance graph reflect what really happened? Explain.

• Homework/progress check-in
• Begin work on answering tubing analysis questions

Homework:

• Complete tubing analysis questions

Essential Question:

• What can be learned from sledding?

Objective:

• Everyone has graphed their data and has begun to evaluate what the data can describe

Agenda:

• Warm-up: GRAPHING

In the spring when Mr. Stankiewicz gets out his scooter and rides around Portland, we could graph his trip and it might look like the graph below. Use the graph to answer the following questions:

What is Mr. Stankiewicz doing in section A-B? Explain.

What is happening in sections B-C and C-E? Explain.

Which section has the largest change in speed? Explain.

• Continue working with sledding data

1. Copy two sets of times from online data
2. Calculate speed at each distance
3. Graph data (Field trip data collection EXAMPLE)
   • The first graph is a time-distance graph (use both sets of data)
   • The second graph is a speed-distance graph (use both sets of data)

• Begin evaluating data using worksheet

Homework:

• Complete data graphs

Essential Question:

• What can be learned from sledding?

Objectives:

• Everyone has collected data, calculated speed and created graphs

Agenda:

• Warm-up: SPEED CALC

If my super slick snow tube travels 200m in 13.56sec and Mr Fournier’s motorized tube travels 130m in 8.97sec, who has the fastest tube? Prove your answer with numbers.

• MEA practice set #3 check - peer share
• Continue working with sledding data

1. Copy two sets of times from online data
2. Calculate speed at each distance
3. Graph data (Field trip data collection EXAMPLE)
   • The first graph is a time-distance graph (use both sets of data)
   • The second graph is a speed-distance graph (use both sets of data)

• Begin evaluating data using worksheet

Homework:

• Worksheet with times, speeds and graphs completed, and questions answered for beginning of class 2/27/08

Essential Question:

• What can be learned from sledding?

Objectives:

• Everyone understands how to, and has begun compiling sledding data into a usable form

Agenda:

• Warm-up: STATES OF MATTER RECAP

Write examples from your February break of each of the states of matter that we have studied (not B-EC).

• MEA practice set #3 check - peer share moved to 2/26
• What is speed?
• Explanation of sledding data
  • Where to find data: Motion Page
  • What to do

• Start compiling data and creating graphs

Homework:

• No Homework

Essential Question:

• What can be learned from sledding?

Objectives:

• Collect accurate and precise data (times at 20 meter intervals)

Agenda:

• Measure locations of timing stations (every 20m from start line)
• Start tubing and timing