Monday, April 30, 2018
1:00 - 2:30; 90 min. -
Physical Science:
Distance Lab 1-
After a review of the units of distance, and a discussion on the difference between volume and mass, Will and I started a Distance Lab Activity. Will was given some string and tasked with stretching it between his classroom door handle and the door handle of another student's door. He marked the string and brought it back to his room. He was then tasked with measuring the length of the string using a ruler, a meter stick, a yardstick, an unsharpened pencil, and his forearm. He recorded his data on a data sheet. We discussed which method was most appropriate, easiest and the most precise method to use for this task. I then asked him how he would measure the distance he travels from his front door to the front door of the school. Finally we discussed how he would find the distance between his home and Atlanta Georgia, without a computer or phone. We then discussed the map scale and map rose.