MiniLab: Muscle Endurance
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CW: Complete the Muscle Endurance MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction for 3.5kg, and Hypothesis.)
DN: Take the MiniLab Handout and fill in the independent and dependent variable, then complete the hypothesis.
Reminders: Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty.
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.