Getting to Know LabQuest

This is the blog for the class held on 8/28 (A Block) or 8/29 (H Block).  Please read the class summary to make sure that you are doing the correct homework.

Today in class, we did a lab involving a variety of activities with the Vernier LabQuest:

1. Looking up periodic table data.
2. Listening to a beat frequency.
3. Measuring temperature.
4. Recording a temperature graph.
5. Experimenting with other probes.

We will finish this up next time, but try to get as much of the lab report completed as you can.

Lab Report Format

Getting to Know LabQuest instructions

There will be a test towards the end of next week.  You'll get a study guide next class.

Homework:

1. Watch - Observation Lab
2. Also watch - Collecting temperature data with LabQuest (older LabQuest, but process is the same).
3. Do: WSQ - Observation

Today's Music:

Lab Safety

This is the blog post for 8/26 (A Block) or 8/27 (H Block).

We discussed various aspects of safety:

1. SDS forms
2. Paying attention
3. Following directions
4. Don't assume that something is safe just because it looks like it.
5. Gloves, goggles, apron (let's get quicker about putting these on).

We'll finish the safety quiz next time.

Homework:

1. Watch: LabQuest
2. Do: WSQ - LabQuest

Today's Slides:

Today's Music:

Scale of the Universe

Today went well I think.

1. We practiced sig figs and scientific notation.
2. We looked at our size in the universe (about medium, I'd say).  Link to site
3. We researched scientists who inspire us.  If you didn't finish, we'll work on that another day.

Homework:

1. Watch: Labs
2. Look at: How to Read an SDS
3. Answer: WSQ - Labs

Notations and Conversions and Sig Figs... Oh, My!

I felt that today was great.  I hope you agree.  If you feel that you got a bit lost, please come see me, there are a lot of students in the class.

Today's events:

1. Went over questions from the slides.
2. Conversions (KHDBDCM)
3. Scientific notation
4. Significant figures
1. We'll continue to practice these.
5. Pi Activity
1. Significant figures for the win!

Homework:

1. Watch: Scale
2. Do: WSQ - Scale

Today's Slides:

Today's Music:

What is Science?

Today we had our first and only true lecture.  The rest of the notes will be done primarily through "flipped" videos.

We did the following:

1. Introductions
2. Class policies
3. What is science?
1. Reliable and Tentative
2. It has a method
3. It only answers testable questions

Homework:

1. Listen to: Radio lab >kg
2. Watch: Measurement
3. Answer: WSQ

Today's Slides:

Today's Music:

10 Minute Day

I enjoyed seeing you all in class on Friday.  We will have longer next week for introductions and class procedures.

Homework:

  Please bring the following with you on Monday:

       Supplies

       Signed syllabus page

       Signed safety contract page

You can find those documents on the website: 

https://sites.google.com/a/saviochs.org/mr-goertz-science/physics/physics-syllabus