Predicting Slope

Today we continued to analyze the data from our Dune Buggy Lab using hand-drawn and computer-generated "best-fit" lines.

CLASS ACTIVITIES

1) Quiz: Speed and Unit Conversion

2) Dune Buggy Lab: Discuss Procedure, Find Line of Best Fit, and Calculate Slope

3) Graphical Analysis of Dune Buggy Data (computer program)

4) Discuss Mathematical Modeling

HANDOUTS

1) Notebook Organization sheet

2) How to Calculate Slope sheet

3) How to use Graphical Analysis sheet

HOMEWORK

1) Prepare Mathematical Model for Dune Buggy graph

2) Prepare for Slope Quiz