Happy Winter Break!!!

Enjoy your time off, everyone!!
Get some rest and, as always...
GO PLAY OUTSIDE!!

And...CHEERS TO 2019!!

(And...don't forget to bring your soil sample to school on 1.7--details in yesterday's post!)

Assignment #6 (due 1.7)

Please bring a soil sample from home to class on 1.7. Your sample should be transported in a small bag or container, and should be taken from the earth (as opposed to a flower pot or commercial bag of soil). If you do not have a yard at home, find a sample as close to your home as possible (e.g. a neighbor's yard, park...etc.).

To collect your sample:

1. Remove the first 4-6 inches of earth with a small shovel or large spoon (or some other digging device). 
2. Collect a 1/2 cup sample from this secondary layer of earth. Please be as accurate with your measurement as possible.
3. Be sure your bag/container is sealed; bring your sample to class on Monday, January 7th.

***NOTE: Assignment #5 was the barnacle lab data table and procedure your group turned in last week.***

No weekend homework!

Enjoy time with your family...and (as always) go play outside!!

Assignment #4 reminder (due 12.14)

Please complete your Independent Barnacle Investigation conclusion for tomorrow (12.14). Your conclusion should be your own work and follow the 5 elements of a good conclusion as detailed in the So I Did My Experiment...Now What?? handout. Your response to each section should be several sentences in length--long enough to thoroughly address each prompt. Due tomorrow (Friday)--SHOULD BE TYPED!!

Your group will have the entire class period tomorrow to work on the Procedure and Data Table assignment. Please note this is not part of your homework assignment tonight!

***The grading protocol for the procedure, data table, and conclusion can be found here!***

Assignment #4 (due 12.14)

Please write a conclusion for your Independent Barnacle Investigation. Your conclusion should be your own work and follow the 5 elements of a good conclusion as detailed in the So I Did My Experiment...Now What?? handout from class today. Your response to each section should be several sentences long. Your responses should be long enough to thoroughly address each prompt. Keep in mind that we will have time to discuss this in class tomorrow (Thursday)...so bring your questions if you have them!

REMINDER: This assignment is due on Friday (not Thursday) and should be typed!!

Assignment #3 (due 12.12)

Please describe at least 5 things that you could have done differently during the Independent Barnacle Investigation on Friday. Be sure to provide an explanation for each of these things. (NOTE: This refers to just Friday's experiments...not our prep day on Thursday!)

Also, be sure you group comes to Wednesday's class with your barnacle lab data.

No weekend homework...

...but please be sure to bring your group data from today's Independent Barnacle Investigation to class on Monday!

Happy Weekend!

Assignment #2 (due 12.6)

Please design an appropriate table for the data your group will collect during the Independent Barnacle Investigation this Friday. Even though the project is group-based, you should complete this assignment independently.

For your data table design, consider the following:

1. What data is going to be entered? Where should it go?
2. What kind of title should your data have?
3. What kinds of headings should go in each column?
4. How many experimental trials should be represented? How will you organize them?
5. Should you include a spot for mean calculations? Where?

No homework for Wednesday!

Be sure to bring your Independent Barnacle Investigation planning charts to class, though. See you soon!