Instructions: DO
NOT WRITE ON THIS HAND OUT! You and your groupmates
will be practicing the steps of the scientific method, conducting an experiment
and writing-up a lab.
·
On
a separate sheet of paper (NOT in the notebook) 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,
M, P, D & C) and following my hints for each step.
Question: How many drops of water can a penny hold?
Hypothesis: What is
your educated guess to answer the question?
You may compare a penny next to a single drop to help you with this.
Materials: Record every
item used for data collection
Procedures: Record Step by step directions of how you
used each material listed in your experiment to find your answer, include
diagrams that help illustrate complex procedures. Final procedures should be more complex than those
listed in your RD.
Data table: Have
room to include ten trials of data collection.
Yes, do the experiment ten times, (5 trails per person) make sure
everyone in your group has an opportunity to collect data by doing the
experiment.
Analysis: Show
an example of you calculated the average
# of drops for the trials you did. Create a data table showing the
average drop # for your group. Make a bar graph of your trails and the average
# of drops.
Conclusion: This
should be in para graph form and not just answers to the following questions
Did you answer the
question? Do your results compare to
the other tables? Explain. How might error have occurred in your
experiment? How can you redo your
experiment to attain more accurate results?
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