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1 - (CP) Tls 2019-20 (Student Notes)
1 - (CP) Tls 2019-20 (Student Notes)
1 - (CP) Tls 2019-20 (Student Notes)
Impastable Lab
Situation Check WoBo Page 2
1. Variables
a. Independent (IV): Values chosen by Experimenter (#, noodles)
b. Dependent (DV): Changes because of the IV (#, balls)
c. Controlled (CV): Are kept constant in experiment
2. Data Tables
a. Set up (IV in 1st column/DV on top)
b. Calculations: Average, Range, Reliability
3. Graphical model
a. Set up (IV on horizontal axis)
b. Best Fit Line (BFL)
Continued…
Situation Check
4. Mathematical model
a. Slope calculation with units: Rise/Run
b. Equation of the line (College Prep Physics Only)
5. Verbal model
a.“For every (denominator), add (numerator)”
Control Variables: the variables whose values are kept the same
30
25
Dependent Variable
20
Balls, #
15
10
Units
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Pasta, #
Independent Variable
Mathematical Model (slope)
30
OVER 2
25
20
Balls, #
UP 15
15
10
Units
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Pasta, #
(College Prep Physics ONLY)
Mathematical Model (equation of the line)
𝑌 =𝑚𝑥+𝑏
7.5 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠
¿ 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠= (1 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 )
¿ 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 +2.5 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠
Verbal Model
Decimal point?
Pacific Atlantic
Present. Draw Absent. Draw
line L to R to first line R to L to first
non zero digit non zero digit
0.0320 cm 3200 cm
WoBo 6
5. Rule for Calculations: The answer can only be as
good as the least precise or worst measurement.
da deka- 101
h hecto- 102
k kilo- 103
M mega- 106
G giga- 109
T tera- 1012
P peta- 1015
TEST FORMAT
24% (12) MC; 34% (6) Short answer (FLM, measuring, etc.);
39% (1) data/graphing with (7) related questions; 3%: Class discussion
TEST REVIEW
Look at Review in TOPICS…Thinking Like a Scientist…TLS Test Review
AND Concept Builders
1. Missing Units
EVIDENCE: Selected from data table, graphical model and mathematical model
𝑌 =𝑚𝑥 +𝑏
7.5 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠
¿ 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠= (
1 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 )
¿ 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 +2.5 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠
𝑌 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡
5 % 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒= ×100
𝑌 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚
= 9%