CHEMISTRY: Hey guys! Here’s where you can find the first info on the Half-life Simulation Lab. It’s perhaps a bit safer than the real thing? Unless, of course, you’ve taken someone’s M&M’s and then you could have a whole different kind of meltdown! Someone stop me!
This is just the first post, you’ll post your results under a second post that will be just for your class period. I’ll probably write that post around Monday or so. Don’t forget that your results must be posted by next Friday, Jan. 11, by midnight on the post for YOUR CLASS – not this post (and yes, that can be your webpost for the week!). The lab report will be due written up in your lab book on Monday, Jan. 14.
By the way, you don’t have to use candies; you may use coins or anything else that has two sides. Please note that you are to post the number of “radioactive” nuclides remaining after each toss.
Just to clarify, everything on the lab sheets will go in your lab book. Title, Objective, Procedure, Observations (with data table), Conclusion, and Questions. Don’t forget that your graph needs to be drawn on graph paper, folded in half, and attached in your lab book. It can be stapled or taped (neatly, nothing sticking out of the lab book). And don’t forget that the analysis questions, calculations, graph, etc., go after your conclusion. Happy counting! 🙂
Mrs. Skinner, do we write the lab worksheet in our lab book or on a another piece of paper???
Clarissa – Read the last paragraph of this web post! 🙂
what do you want us to post on the second post?
Lauren – Your results from this lab. Go back and read the third paragraph of this web post. It tells you exactly what results to post.
Ms. Skinner, what does question five mean on the lab sheet?
Sarah – This is where it will get really interesting! Everyone in your class period will post their results in the designated web post that I’ll set up for you. Check around the third paragraph of these instructions to see what results you’ll post. Then you’ll gather the data for your class – add up everyone’s numbers for each toss, and record that in the table. Make sense?
Do we write up the lab in our lab book like normal?
Allison – Yes, and welcome back! Hope you had a great break!
do we have to turn in the lab sheet with our lab book?
Rachel – No, you’ll just include all your data in tables in the lab report. The only extra thing you’ll include and attach is the graph.
Glad to be back but in a different period. Hopefully, I’ll make it through till graduation!
I have enjoyed this lesson so far and I hope i still will next week
this seems like a very interesting lab
I’ve liked this lesson and I’m understanding it pretty well!
This is officially……very confusing.
I hope I do really well on this!
Ms. Skinner!
Do we need to turn in all our sheets for this lab with our lab book?
Do we have to put both graphs in our lab books?
The half life was very interesting to learn about!