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!

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.