Day 1
In Class: Finish Collecting Pendulum Data, Begin Wiki Online Lab Report
Homework: Complete the following portions of lab report: 1. Title, Date, Names of Group Members (no last names), 2. Purpose of Experiment (A complete sentence statement of what the subject or purpose of the experiment is), 3. Hypothesis (A complete sentence statement of what you expect the experiment will show), 5. Procedure (A series of numbered steps, given in complete sentences).
Day 2
In Class: Work on Excel Data Tables and Graphs, Uploading Photos
Homework: Complete the following portions of lab report: 4. Set-up (Labeled digital photo(s)), 6. Data (Listed in table form, with labels and units), 7. Analysis (This will include calculations you perform, using data values collected in the lab. You need to show at least one complete calculation for each type of calculation you perform. If there is more than one calculation of a given type, summarize the calculated results in a table.)
Day 3
In Class: Work on Sources of Error and Summary
Homework: Complete the following portions of lab report: 8. Sources of Error (Discuss in one paragraph, 2-4 sentences, what probable sources of experimental error were present, including random or systematic error. It is not appropriate to talk about "human error."), 9. Summary (This is a one paragraph, 2-4 sentences, summary of the experiment, including the hypothesis, the result, and a qualitative statement evaluating the success of the experiment.)