Students observe and measure their shadow at two different times a day. Students also explore making shadows using a flashlight. Based on these experiences, students write an operational definition of a shadow. Students will complete the Process skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 101-102 as they do the activity. Students collect data on the amount per serving of sodium, potassium, protein, and sugars in three different brands of cereals.
Students graph the data as bar graphs and draw inferences from their data.
Students will complete the Process skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 107-108 as they do the activity. Students roll a marble down a ramp with one end of the ramp set at different heights. Students measure the distance the marble travels after it leaves the ramp at each ramp height. Students will complete the Process skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 109-110 as they do the activity.