"CANDLE IN A BOX"

INTERACTIVE LAB EXERCISE

 

FLOWCHART AND VISUAL INDEX TO EXPERIMENT:
 

    Design experiment:
 

                                  work together    as a class group in smaller work groups
                                  learn    to use equipment and software
                                  decide    on an experimental objective and experimental design

 

    Collect data:

 

         form  work groups to run experiment and record data

           set up    probes, computers & software

           calibrate    probes

           collect/record    data using Data Logger software during experiment

 
 

Process data I:
enter recorded data into spreadsheet (like MS Excel) by cutting
and pasting data from Data Logger tables

   

create 2D graphs using spreadsheet software

(or graph by hand)

 

 

Analyze Data I:

        analyze    data using mathematical formulas and create additional 2D graphs

 
 
 

Process data II:
        enter   data into Noesys software ( = volume visualization software) by cutting and pasting

create    3D graphs/images using Noesys

               interpolate    data using Noesys



Analyze data II:

        analyze    results by examining 2D and 3D graphs/images
 
 

                    apply    mathematical formulas, calculations, and analyses
 

 
Compare numerical data and graph/image data
 
 

(also link to special "Cooper's Corner" mathematics section)

 


complete lab worksheets                 

 

               complete homework sheets:
 

 

 

Write lab report:

 

Use analyses including answering Questions:

           

to interpret experiment

       

 
&

to design new experiment

 

   Ideas for new experiment

 

 

 

Last Updat:e: 18 May, 1999