Learning Outcomes for Experiments, Variables, and Relationships
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The list below displays sample learning objectives for the unit on Experiments, Variables, and Relationships. The various activities from the Lesson Plans have been organized by objective. This format of organizing The Physics Classroom's activities may be more useful to some teachers than the Lesson plan format.
1. Claim-Evidence-Reasoning
Create a lab report that presents a question or purpose, collected data, and claim that is supported by evidence and reasoning.
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2. Relationship Types
To inspect a data set, a graph, or a proportionality statement for two quantities and identify the type of relationship that exists between the two quantities.
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3. Variables
Use an understanding of variables to identify the dependent variable and independent variable in an experiment
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4. Calulations of Slope
To calculate the slope of a line on a graph for a linear relationship and to use the graph and the slope to determine a value of the dependent variable when given the value of an independent value.
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