Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Spreadsheet Wizard

Goal:
Earn the spreadsheet wizard 2 badge.
Write a research question for the pea lab.

Agenda:
Warmup
Lab Quest
Process
Product
Complete the Badge!

Warmup
Go to Badgelist and join the Spreadsheet Wizard 2 badge.

Lab Quest
Finish collecting the lab data and record it in the observations section of your table from yesterday. Your observations should include:
  1. A photo of your lab setup.
  2. The measurements from the lab. Be careful! Do NOT remove the tubes from the beaker!!!
Process
Review the components of a good graph. Work on whiteboards with your table group to create a skeleton of the graph you will make for this lab. It should include all the components of a good graph. Take a photo of your whiteboard to use as the process piece for your badge.

Product
Graph your data using excel. Use this video as a reference for how to graph in excel if you forgot. Make sure your graph has all the components of a good graph.



Complete the Badge!
Submit the process and product pieces from today to Badgelist. You MUST include a written reflection for each of the 3 artifacts, not just the metacognitive reflection. Here's some questions to guide your writing:

  • Process: Post a photo of your whiteboard. What did you do? Why did you do it? How did drafting on the whiteboard help you make a better graph? 
  • Product: Post a screenshot of your Excel graph. What did you include that makes it a good graph? 
  • Metacognitive Reflection: How does being able to graph things in excel make you a better scientist or a better employee in the future? 


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