MiniLab: Muscle Endurance

Written By Gachuzee

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  • HW: Work on Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric due Tuesday (10/14).

  • CW: Complete the Muscle Endurance MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction for 3.5kg, and Hypothesis.)

  • DN: What goes on the left side of the chart? The bottom?

RESOURCES

Muscle Endurance MiniLab Handout

Example Data for Muscle Endurance Lab

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 3.5kg.

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.

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