Tuesday 9.3.13 Archimedes Principle Experiment Pt 1

Learning Objective

The student will conduct an experiment to analyze dependency in a functional relationship.

Critical Questions

1. How can you determine if a problem situation depicts a functional relationship?
2. Explain how dependency can be determined.  (Which quantity depends on the other?)
3. Explain the relationship between dependency and rate of change.

Demonstration of Learning

Given 3 critical questions, the student will conduct an experiment to analyze dependency in a functional relationship, at a rate of 75% or better.

Agenda

2 min - Introduction
4 min - Student Weekly Profiling
2 min - Introduction to Experiment
34 min - Archimedes Principle Experiment HLT
3 min - Closure
27 min - Exit Ramp Experiment ( 4th period only)
3 min - Wrap Up (4th period only)

Archimedes Principle Experiment - HLT

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Demonstration of Learning

On your own sheet of paper answer the three following questions.  Each question must be answered with at least three complete sentences.

1. How can you determine if a problem situation depicts a functional relationship?
2. Explain how dependency can be determined.  (Which quantity depends on the other?)
3. Explain the relationship between dependency and rate of change.

Homework

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Complete all the questions in the assignment.

Exit Ramp Experiment (4th Period Only)

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