Instructions: DO
NOT WRITE ON THIS HAND OUT! You and your
tablemates will be practicing the steps of the scientific method, conducting an
experiment and writing-up a lab.
·
On
a separate sheet of paper write the names of the members of your table that actively
help with all parts of the mini-lab; this will be your lab write-up.
·
Write
out the question I gave you below, include the label Question:
·
Write
our Hypothesis: and then your
educated guess to answer the question.
Remember to discuss with your tablemates about how to make an educated
guess then record the hypothesis on your lab write-up.
·
Continue
writing the label for each step (Q, H,
T, M, P, D, A, & C) and following my hints for each step.
Question: How much space (volume) does a drop of water take
up?
Hypothesis: What is
your educated guess to answer the question? Compare 1 drop to 1 mL of water.
Materials: Every
item used for data collection
Procedures: Step by step directions of your experiment
that include diagrams that help
illustrate your procedures
Data table: Have
room to include ten trials, Yes, do the experiment ten times, make sure
everyone in your group has an opportunity to collect data by doing the
experiment.
Analysis: Show
an example of how calculated the volume of a drop, in mL. Also show an example
of how calculated the average volume of a drop, in mL, for the trials you did.
Create a data table showing the average drop # for all other groups in the
class.
Conclusion: Restate your hypothesis. Did you answer the
question?
How do your results compare
to the other tables? Explain.
How
might error have occurred in your experiment?
What affect might it have had? How
can you redo your experiment to attain more accurate
results?
Bonus Points: if you finish both mini-labs early, you may
earn bonus points for conducting a next step to this experiment. You are limited to the materials provided or
on your person. You may also include a
graph(s) of your data for e.c.
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