SCIENTIFIC+THINKING+in+EXPERIMENTAL+SETTINGS

UNIT 1

__ INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS __ Experimental design, control of variables, measurement, underlying assumptions Data collection Mathematical modeling (data analysis, interpreting graphs) Evaluation of the pendulum model Lab Report: presentation and defense of findings

LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Circle Lab Spaghetti lab Pendulum Lab

STUDENT READING MATERIALS: Factor-Label Method Rearranging Algebraic Equations Graphical methods Significant figures Who Used the Metric System? Mars Probe Lost Worksheet #1Excel Data Period#, Last Name, First Name Unit 1 WS1 1RuthsColleenUnit1WS1

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