Uh Oh! We reviewed for a quiz that is coming up so I better start studying. Today we also started a lab. In this lab Ben and I formed a hypothesis and asked a question. Our question was "What is Sebastian's average chomping speed within 10 second intervals?" Our hypothesis said the following. "Sebastian will chomp at and average speed of 10 chomps per 10 second interval. Ben and I then made a data table to get ready for the chomping that will take place tomorrow.
Tuesday or January 27, 2015 A.D.:
Today we experimented for our chomping lab. I chomped very obnoxiously and counted the chomps while Ben used the stop watch. After 5 10sec. intervals my average chomping speed was 1.1chomps/second or 11chomps/10sec. I enjoyed making annoying noises while chewing that sounded similar to a pig's snort, but also like some kind of growl. I then put the data into Microsoft Office Excel. Woohoo 2007 Microsoft Office all the way!!! We then made it into a chomps vs. time graph and I added a trend line to help us make a conclusion. Our conclusion included that my chomping speed went down over time (each interval was on average a little faster than the one after it) thanks to the trend line. We also wrote how we could improve on the project and how to expand on it.
Wednesday or January 28, 2015 A.D.:
Today we had our quiz on Physics Unit 1 Section 1-2. Mrs. Giacomelli said we would need a calculator and I was really scared because I don't own one. I was really glad when I was taking the test because I only saw one square root I had to simplify and that one was a perfect square. The test was also not too hard. I hope I get an 'A'.
Thursday or January 29, 2015 A.D.:
Today we were introduced into a new section Unit Section 3. We learned about Equilibrium and that an object is in this state when all the forces acting on it cancel exactly. We also discussed Inertia and how it describes most of us on Saturday mornings because an object that stays at rest wants to stay at rest or stay resting. :) We also learned that friction occurs when two objects rub and this forms heat and opposes motion. We also reviewed that Acceleration is measured in m/sec. squared and that force is measured in Newtons.
Friday or January 30, 2015 A.D.:
Today we got our tests back and I got a 90.322580645% :(. Supposedly the class average was 88% so that makes me a little happier. :) Today we also finished our Bubble gum lab and we made it nice and neat. We went over our test and looking back on it if I had done it more carefully I would be able to get another 6.451612904% on the test.
Summary: This week was a good learning experience for two reasons. The first reason was that on the test I did not do as well as I could have because I did not check over every problem carefully. The second reason is that because I was more focused in the last 2 days of the school week I was able to do more homework at school and was able to have free time at home.
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