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Activity #1:Pyramid of Letters

Individual

Try and recreate the pyramid of letters below.

How many did you get?Write it below and enter it into the Google Sheet.

Group

Try to recreate the pyramid of letters below

How many did you get?Write it below and enter it into the Google Sheet.

Analysis

What was the average amount of letters the class got correct, doing the exercise individually? (Show Calculation)

What was the average amount of letters the class got correct, doing the exercise as a group? (Show Calculation)

Looking at the data in the Google Sheet, can you make a claim regarding the efficacy of working individually vs. working in a group? Use evidence (data from the Google Sheet) to support your claim.

Activity:Measurements

Preliminary Questions

What do you think a measurement is?

How would you describe what an experiment is to one of your peers who is taking this lab?

How would you describe what an experiment is to someone who is not taking this lab?

Measurement Activity

Using the data in Google Sheets, answer the following questions.

What do you notice about the measurements in each column? Are the different? Similar? Do they vary significantly?

What do you notice about the measurements in each row? Are the different? Similar? Do they vary significantly?

Why do you think the measurements in each column vary?

Why do you think the measurements in each row vary?

Reporting Measurements (as a class)

How do you report a measurement?

When you have a lot of measurements, what measurement do you report?

What is the uncertainty associated with the measurement in the previous question?