Today, we talked about PIT-BC's. A PIT-BC is a specific format that students will follow when writing lab reports. This week, we will be writing a PIT-BC for a density lab. We wrote the first section today, the problem statement.
PIT-BC Checklist
We also practiced identifying variables today using these Sponge Bob scenarios. Remember that the experimental (or independent) variable is the thing we change in an experiment. The dependent variable is what we measure to see if our hypothesis was supported or not. The control is what we compare our experimental groups to. We should already know what the results of our control test will be. Without a control, there's no way we can know for sure that the experimental variable is the thing causing our results.
Finally, we took a quiz today over measurement and the metric system. Retakes for this must be done by the end of the week. Also, if you are going through the effort of coming in to retake a quiz, please spend some time studying for it. Look through your notes, make corrections on your old quiz, read the blog, or just ask me to explain something better. It is impossible to get a better grade on the retake if you don't do anything prepare for it.
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