2nd Semester Projects
Diff Physics 2nd semester projects 2008
Physics lecture at UNL (2) Due Friday May 9, 2008
For each talk you must type the following; (20 points for each talk)
- Presenters name
- Topic of the talk
- Date of the talk
- Summary of the major points and how the information is being used to further scientific knowledge.
Due Wednesday April 23, 2008
This PowerPoint will summarize a lab that we have conducted in class. The PowerPoint must include the following (25 points) Example Problem
- Brainstorming variables to design the experiment
- Students conducting the experiment
- Collecting and analyzing the data
- Preparing and presenting the whiteboards
- Summarizing the lab with Mr. Rynearson and the class
2nd semester research project 2008
Due date |
Points |
|
| Topic of Research | February 8 | 5 |
| Experimental design (rough draft) | February 22 | 5 |
| Experimental design (final draft) | March 7 | 15 |
| Library research on topic | April 4 | 15 |
| Experimental data rough draft | April 18 | 15 |
Final paper |
May 1 | 145 |
Final paper May 1
Cover page 5 points
Title, name, picture, and dat
Literature search on topic 40 points
4-7 pages
Must demonstrate complete search for Physics
information known about the experiment you are conduction.
Experimental design 40 points
purpose of experiment
Hypothesis
Experimental procedure with variables defined
Table of data and graphs
Evaluation of data 20 points
Interpretation of graphs and data
relationships of variables (math models)
Conclusion 20 points
Use data gathered and your literature search to make conclusion about
the physics concepts you set out to explore. Include relationships between your variables and the hypothesis you made at the start of your research.
Documentation 20 points
All sources should be properly cited in APA citation form
footnotes or literature citations within your paper
No late papers (when I leave school I will have all the papers that I will grade for credit remember PPPPP)
Project total points 200 points