MiniLab: Chopsticks Skills
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HW: Study for your quiz.
CW: Complete the Chopsticks Skill MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction for 11min, and Hypothesis.)
DN: Draw a convergent boundary with subduction. Label all the features and draw arrows to indicate the direction of the convection currents.
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Example Data for Chopsticks Skills MiniLab
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedures for the MiniLab and randomly selects participants.
5min Class identifies variables and develops hypothesis
10-15min Trials 1-4 are carried on while students record data. (While waiting, students should start labeling chart and entering numbers into a spreadsheet to determine averages.)
5min Students plot the data and add a trendline. Students make a prediction for 11min.
5min Students complete the MiniLab report.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Students perform an experiment to collect, analyze, and interpret the data.