MiniLab: Paper Folding
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CW: Complete the Paper Folding MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction, and Hypothesis.)
DN: Take MiniLab Handout, identify variables, and write a hypothesis.
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Paper Folding MiniLab Example Data
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedures for the MiniLab and distributes material.
5min Class identifies variables and develops hypothesis
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 1.5x Letter Size.
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.