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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Catalysts

What was the catalyst used in today's experiment?  What was the result of using this catalyst?

Investigation 2 Review

Great work today 5th grade! 

Measuring rainfall – it’s easy and difficult at the same time

Please read the following blog post about measuring rainfall.  What factors effected the accuracy  of her rainfall data?  Do you still think collecting rainfall data is as simple as putting a can outside and marking it with some lines?

Measuring rainfall – it’s easy and difficult at the same time

Barometers

What does a barometer measure?  What does change in the reading indicate?  What do you predict you will observe when you read your barometer tomorrow morning?

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Atmosphere Video

Anemometers

Not much data to collect on this fairly calm wind day...hopefully by the end of the week we will see our anemometers in full swing. What factors may affect the data we collect about wind speed?