Students designed their own catapult experiment and had only one variable.
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Students discussed their experiment on Friday and we added a new variable to our flippers, a brace that sits the catapult at an angle.
No homework Students are using catapults to determine how controlling variables is important. We investigated our catapults with small and large aluminum balls and figured out what the variables were. Then we did a controlled experiment to find out how the mass of the objects affects how far the catapult can hurl it.
No homework Students earned a free day with their behavior choices. They chose to watch a Magic School Bus video.
Students designed experiments to determine how slope, number of passengers and rubber band power affects the flight of the planes. We graphed our data.
Students determined variables in the flight of the planes and created an experiment altering one variable.
Homework due Th- Response sheet for Swingers Homework due Fri- Response sheet for Lifeboats both are in your email We continue to observe how variables affect how far the plane flies on the fishing line. Today and Friday we observed the minimum number of spins it took to go all the way down the line and halfway down the line.
Homework- Response sheet Swings due Thursday As we continue in our Variables unit, we are discussing what constitutes a fair test, how to control variables and create procedures.
Today we built "model planes" that fly on fishing line. We also figured out how to wind the propellers and make them fly. Homework due tomorrow- Titanic reading and Q in your email Students exchanged life boats with other groups and predicted the capacity and passengers the new boats would hold.
Homework due this week: Boy Oh Buoyancy in activelylearn.com due Thurs and Titanic reading in your email due Fri Students built 3 more lifeboats of differing heights. They measured the capacity and number of passengers the new boats would hold.
Homework due Thursday- Boy Oh Buoyancy reading in activelylearn.com |
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