October 30

Hi All,
Today we got some great results. Today we varied our angles of launch and kept the amount ofstretch in our sling shot constant. Our top distance was 60 meters (6000 cm).

On Thursday, the prize is up for grabs. ICE CREAM........ YUMMY!!!!

So for homework, get your variables plotted, and get ready, the real fun begins. Don't forget to answer the questions as the bottom of your worksheets, below each of the graphs.

October 26

Hi guys and Gals,

Today was day 2 of our Water Balloon activity.

Each of your teams launched 3 balloons using the water balloon launcher. The focus of today was to investigate the relationship between how far you stretched the rubber of the launcher and how far the water balloon traveled. You kept the angle unchanged. We had lots of fun.

We then returned to the classroom to plot our graphs. You are ll learning how to draw best fit lines. Keep these graphs handy for day 4.

No additional homework aside from the projects that are due on October 30. have a great weekend.

October 24

Today we begin our 4 part Water Balloon activity:

As I mentioned in class today, today and the next 3 days are dedicated to our water balloon activity. In this activity, you will be investigating the relationship between an independent and a dependant variable. The purpose of this activity is to familiarize you with:
1) Collecting data
2) Interpreting data
3) Summarizing
4) Making predictions based on data collected.

So bring extra clothes for the next 3 days of class. We will have fun in the name of science.

Only homework: Make sure to get your Bouncing Ball Experiment and Final Drat of your Proposal done by October 30. These must be turned in during class to be considered on time.

October 18 and 23

This week begins the ITBS and CoGat tests

So, rather than move onto cells this week,

Today class time was spent working on:

Bouncing Ball Experiment

Final Draft of your proposal.

Remember: everything must be typed.

October 12

Hi Class,
Today we reviewed the steps involved in doing a scientific inquiry:
1) Ask Question
2) Form Hypothesis
3) Develop Experiment
Variables
Operational Definition
4) Gather and Interpret data
5) Conclusion

We also discussed data tables and graphs.

See your book pages 180-185

Your Homework is a project, due on October 30, IN CLASS

Bouncing Ball Experiment:
The project is to design and carry out an experiment to see if the height from which a ball is dropped affects how high it bounces

Title: Bouncing Ball Experiment
Date: Date it is done
Name:

Question:
Hypothesis:
Experimental Design:
Operational Definition
Data
Conclusion

The project no less than 2 pages. It must be typed.
See me for help is you need it.

October 9

Hi Class,
Today we read aloud pages 180-181 in class. We did three activities to illustrate each of the skills needed as a scientist:
1) Observation
2) Inferring
3) Predicting
4) Classifying
5) Making Models
6) Communicating

There was no homework today. See you on Friday