Google Data

Google Data Interpretation.

Part 1: Click the picture below to access the world fertility data.

Part 2: Use Google Public Data to practice interpreting data. Choose any data set you want. Interpret the data as if it were the results of an experiment you did.

Homework: study for your test on Friday

Characteristics of living things & Graphing

What are the characteristics of living things? We all know that a computer isn't alive, but what about viruses? Why aren't viruses considered by many scientists to be 'non-living.'

After tackling the characteristics of living things, we moved on to another important science skill: the ability to interpret data. This is something we will be doing all year long.


Homework: Finish the graphing practice.

Graphing Practice

Today students practiced graphing and interpreting data. We started by interpreting a pie chart and line graph. Students then worked independently to create scatter plots on data.

Graphing Practice Problem

Water Temperature in oC	Number of developing clams
15	75
20	90
25	120
30	140
35	75
40	40
45	15
50	0

1. A clam farmer has been keeping records concerning the water temperature and the number of clams developing from fertilized eggs. The data is recorded above.
2. Make a line graph of the data.
3. What is the dependent variable?
4. What is the independent variable?
5. What is the optimum temperature for clam development?

For the tree problem click here
For the tadpole problem click here

These problems were adapted from the Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ, USA.

There is no homework this weekend.