Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Data Analysis Lesson

How to create graph on Excel powerpoint

Spreadsheet for Data

HW Due 10/8

All classes must finish questions 1-3 on the orbit lab.
Questions if you lost your sheet

Q1. Is blue moon (body 3) circling the yellow sun (body 1) or the purple planet (body 2)?  Explain your answer.
Q2. How do the orbits of the planets change when the mass of the sun is increased or decreased?  Why?  Explain your answer with examples of what happened. Draw a diagram/model if needed.

Q3. Why does the sun (body 1) follow a circular path?  How does the path change as its mass changes?  Why? Explain your answer and/or use diagrams to describe.

Reading Article for 81/7H

81 and 7H
please read the following article for a quiz... :)
READ ME! READ ME! READ ME! CLICK ME! CLICK ME!

Think about these questions as you read to better prepare yourself for the quiz.

  • what is a system?
  • Is the name "solar system" an appropriate name?
  • Is there a definite boundary to the solar system?
  • why is density important for planets in the solar system?
You don't have to answer these questions. Just think about them. 

Monday, October 6, 2014

81:


How many centimeters would each planet be from the Sun if we said that 1 cm = 1,000,000 km?

For extra credit, bring in a cut out or diagram of the size of up to 5 planets in cm. Again, our model will have a scale of 1 cm = 1,000,000 km. 


Planet
Diameter (km)
Kilometers from Sun (multiplied by 1,000,000)
Mercury
4,879
57.9
Venus
12,104
108.2
Earth
12,756
149.6
Mars
6,794
227.9
Jupiter
142,984
778.6
Saturn
120,536
1433.5
Uranus
51,118
2872.5
Neptune
49,528
4495.1

Thursday, October 2, 2014

1. Extra Help is available during lunch on Fridays!

2.     7H/81
Read the article and answer the following questions.
Read me, Read me, Read me!


11.  Summarize the article in 4 sentences
22.     What other name is Andromeda known as?
33.     What will happen after the two galaxies collide?
44 Why are Andromeda and the Milky Way galaxies supposed to collide?
55 Is advanced technology, like the telescope, the only field that allowed for the prediction of the collision? Explain.

66  Do you think the title of the article is appropriate? Explain your claim with evidence from the text.

3. Exam Topics for Friday, 10/3

  • independent variable
  • dependent variable
  • hypothesis
  • experimental vs control group
  • conclusion
  • indirect vs. direct relationship

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

HW for the Long Holiday Weekend

7H and 81
-Finish graphing homework
-Are there relationships or trends?

82 and 83
-Final lab report for Penny Experiment #2 is due on Tuesday
-See prior posts for rubric/sample


HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!

Friday, September 19, 2014

HW for the weekend

7H and 81:


82 and 83:
  • bring in materials for your experiment.
  • bring in the knowledge from your background research to create your hypothesis
  • if you don't bring in your materials, you will do a default experiment of pennies at different temperatures.