Questions of the week
- If you see your mother buying a cake mix, candles and ice cream, what do you think she is getting ready for?
- You see an injured man wearing a backpack in the middle of a grassy field. There are no tracks to him. What happened?
- Another word for an inference is?
- How tall is the main door to the classroom in cm?
- How long is the demonstration counter in the classroom in meters?
Scientist of the Week
- I was born in Pisa then part of the Duchy of Florence Italy and was the first of six children.
- I was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
- I have been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science".
- My contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites (moons) of Jupiter, and the observation and analysis of sunspots.
- My championing of heliocentrism (sun centered solar system) was controversial within my lifetime.
Daily questions
- What does it mean when data is moving in up or down consistently on a graph?
- What does it mean when data on a graph is no longer moving up or down?
- What do you bring with you when you make an inference?
- What is the base SI unit for length, liquids and mass?
- Why must you be careful with measuring with the edge of a ruler?