Woohoo! Today we presented our Lab Safety Projects. A lot of great posters and videos. I'm very impressed by the artistic talent of some our students. Very creative.
We looked at how a hypothesis, can eventual help support a disprove a Theory. And, what exactly a theory is (no trivial thing for sure) and how some theories can ultimately become a law after they've withstood the test of time.
When then moved on to some more notes, this time dealing with how to write a proper Experimental Procedure. Procedure writing can be tough. We take a lot of things for granted when giving directions.
Remember the keys to a good procedure are:
1. Discreet, number steps. Keep things simple.
2. Don't combine two steps in one.
3. Use exact measurements.
4. Tell them when to record data. And where to write the data down.
5. The steps should be easy to follow and repeatable.
If you follow these simple rules, chances are your procedure will wind up being easy to follow and produce consistent results.
Here are the notes from the day: Day 5 notes
Homework for the day was to write a 5 step minimum procedure of your morning routine. Think about it like this: If I were building a robot to copy exactly what you do in the morning getting ready for school, what would the program instructions for that robot be?
These are due Friday, the 24th of September.
Until Next time,
-Monegan
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