DAILY WORK September 19 September 23 September 12

DAILY WORK September 19 - September 23

September 12, 2016 Objective: you will be able to explain how the engineering design process was used to construct a tower out of pasta ■ Update table of contents ■ New science stems ■ Daily work (next slide) ■ Pasta Tower data analysis (after the daily work) ■ CFA Wednesday on SM, Variables, EDP

Daily Work 9. 12. 16…page 36 Copy and complete the following sentences: Example: A thermometer measures temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. 1. A balance measures _____ in _____. 2. A spring scale measures _____ in _____. 3. A graduated cylinder measures ____ in _____. 4. The intended benefit of coal is to __________. 5. A negative unintended consequence of burning coal is ______.

Daily work 9. 12. 16 1. A balance measures _mass______ in _grams____. 2. A spring scale measures __force_______ in __Newtons_______. 3. A graduated cylinder measures _liquid Volume_______ in _Liters or Milliliters____. 4. The intended benefit of coal is to _produce energyelectricity__________. 5. A negative unintended consequence of burning coal is _pollution, damage to the environment, the sickness of coal miners_____.

September 13, 2016 Objective: you will be able to create a graph and compare your pasta tower to your classmates pasta tower. You will be able to explain how the engineering design process was used to construct a tower out of pasta ■ Finish pasta tower bar graph ■ Complete pasta tower review questions ■ Daily work ■ Test data analysis

1. 9. 13. 16…. page 36 There are four gardens in my backyard. Each of the gardens have different types of garden snails. I labeled each garden 1, 2, 3, and 4. I removed 1 bucket of dirt from each garden and labeled the snails I found in each dirt sample. In this scenario what would be the independent variable? a. The types of snails b. Buckets of soil c. The color of buckets used d. The number of snails 1. The independent variable of this investigation is ________. 2. I want to know how sunlight is going to affect the growth of my plants. Which variable should I change in my investigation? a. The type of plant b. The amount of light c. The volume of water d. The amount of nutrients 2. The variable you should change in your investigation is ________. 3. Making ethanol from corn is an example of _______ (adaptive or assistive) bioengineering technology. 4. An unintended consequence of using a dam to make hydroelectricity is __________________. a. Less pollution b. Lower electric bills c. Disturbing the life cycles of certain types of fish

9. 13. 16 5. What are the independent variables? What is the dependent variable? Effect of Water on Plants Light Exposure Water Temperature Amount of Water Plant Growth Bright 25 60 ml 5 cm Bright 25 50 ml 10 cm Bright 40 40 ml 11 cm 5. 6. The independent variables are________. The dependent variable is _____. Examples of errors in an experiment include ______________. a. Not enough trials b. Having too many variables c. Not collecting the data correctly