Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Honeywell 21st Century Teachers Google Group
The Boiling Point Project
-Analyze archived data in spreadsheet
-Create x-y scatter graphs
-Add best fit lines
-Small groups:Does the volume of water affect the boiling point temperature?Does the elevation affect the boiling point temperature?
-Demo: Water boiling
The Weather Scope Project
-"What Causes the rain to fall?"
-Rubric for weather forecasters
The Weather Scope Project-Build and test basic thermometers, barometer, wind vanes, and anemometers
Engineering extension activity
-The engineering design process
-Reengineer one of the instruments-Enter your findings in the Wiki created for this project
Google Earth: Hurricane Tracking