Tuesday, May 07,, 2020
01:30 -02:45, 75 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
TEAMS: History of Science. -
Will and I worked to review the history of science for his final. We worked today with the people and advancements made during the Information age which started in 1971 and continues today. We also reviewed highlights from previous eras.
Tuesday, May 05,, 2020
01:00 -03:00, 120 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
TEAMS: History of Science. -
Will and I worked to review the history of science for his final. We worked today with the people and advancements made during the Industrial Revolution (circa 1700 - 1890). We continued through the Atomic Age (circa 190 - 1970).
Monday, May 04,, 2020
03:00 -04:30, 90 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
TEAMS: History of Science. -
Will and I worked to review the history of science for his final. We worked today with the people and advancements made starting with the birth of science in pre-historical times to the ancient Greeks and Roman times around 1500AD, through the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment (circa 1500 - 1700).
Friday, April 03, 2020
1:00 -2:00 60 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
TEAMS: Noise Pollution. -
Will was given an assignment to write essays about a series of scientific articles. I introduced Will the abstract, which is the first paragraph of every scientific article. We selected the first article, and I helped Will find the hypothesis, results, and conclusions in the abstract. We then scanned the article for additional information (where the study took place, how the study was conducted, etc.). This way he did not have to burden himself to try to understand long passages about complex scientific research.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
01:30 -03:30, 120 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
TEAMS: The Physical Environment of Life. -
Will and I reviewed the characteristics and properties of Water, including heat capacity, surface tension, universal solvent, latent heat and unique solid form. We then examined Light, reviewing electromagnetic radiation, the wave form, visible light, and finally the greenhouse effect.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
01:00 -03:00, 120 min. -
Science Literacy Tutoring:
FACETIME: How the Universe works. -
Will provided a group of slides showing the basic concepts and vocabulary from this unit of study. We examined the differences between a hypothesis, theory and a law in science. We compared and contrasted the four fundamental forces of nature and evaluated the universe as a clock. Many different vocabulary words related to physical science were reviewed.
In this session, Will will took deer population over a ten year period and constructed a scatter plot. He then used two kinds of regression equations, linear and logistic growth curve. We discussed which is a better model and used both to predict future growth to 25 years in the future.
Will completed a letter to himself that he will open upon graduation from Lynn University. In the letter, he wrote about his fondness for the Batt School and about how much he valued the school and his family and friends. He also wrote about what he hopes to accomplish at Lynn University. He put his hopes and dreams into this letter, which he will open in May/June of 2023. It’s hard to believe that this is our last class together. It has been a privilege and joy to work with him.
In this activity, Will was given data for deer population growth but when he created a scatter plot the data did not look linear. This led to a discussion of a logistic growth curve and why it more accurately represents population growth in a confined space.
In this activity, Will took statistics on deer population growth and made a scatter plot. He then drew a line of best fit and made a prediction on future deer population. We then talked about the logistic growth curve and how this is a better model for population growth.
