No homework...

...have a wonderful, fun, restful, restorative, adventurous, hilarious, yummy, and creative weekend!

Assignment #1 (due 11.30)

Please answer the following questions regarding your group work on the Independent Barnacle Investigation. Your responses should be your own, thorough, and reflective.

1. What research question about water quality and barnacles will your group be investigating?
2. What are your manipulated and responding variables?
3. On a scale from 1 to 10, how do you feel about the progress your group has made on your experimental plan so far? (1 = feeling like much work is still needed/10 = feeling totally amazing)
4. What details does your group still need to consider?

No homework tonight, but...

...please bring your copies of the Independent Barnacle Investigation planning chart and 6 Important Aspects of Water Quality handout (the rainbow-colored one!) to class tomorrow.

No homework for Wednesday, 11.28...

...except to continue practicing your best wellness habits as we enter a new trimester. Keep focusing on having healthy meals and giving yourself a good night's sleep every night!

Welcome to Winter Trimester!!!

Quiz Tomorrow!! (11.15)

Please prepare for the Experimental Design Quiz tomorrow (Thursday, November 15th). Check out the Review Guide here! Please note the Experimental Design Quiz Practice Problems due today are also an excellent study guide.

Assignment #17 (due 11.14)

In preparation for next Thursday's quiz, please complete the Experimental Design Quiz Practice Problems. We will not have class on Monday, so please note this will be due next Wednesday (11.14).

REMINDER: Experimental Design Quiz next Thursday, November 15th. Check out the Review Guide here! Please note we will also have plenty of time to review in class next week.

Assignment #16 (due 11.9)

Please complete Practice Problem #2 of the Practicing Experimental Design Handout from class today. You may find the Designing a Controlled Experiment Notes helpful in crafting your responses. NOTE: You can record your responses on the handout itself or a separate sheet of paper.

REMINDER: Experimental Design Quiz next Thursday, November 15th. Check out the Review Guide here! Please note we will also have plenty of time to review in class next week.

Assignment #15 (due 11.8)

Please complete Practice Problem #1 (only!) of the Practicing Experimental Design Handout from class today. You may find the Designing a Controlled Experiment Notes helpful in crafting your responses. NOTE: You can record your responses on the handout itself or a separate sheet of paper.

No homework tonight...

...but please remember you will have assignments on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Assignment #14 (due 11.2)

Please respond to the following writing prompt you received in class today. Feel free to write or type your response.

Let’s say you wanted to know how the amount of sunlight will affect the height of tomato plants you plan to grow. How would you design your experiment? Please write a short description of what your experiment would entail. What equipment would you need? How would you set your experiment up? How much time would your experiment take? What else might you need to conduct your experiment? Be as specific as you can.