Monday, March 9, 2009 - Block 3

Handed out sheet of paper and gave "quiz"
1. What is going right in this class?
2. What is not going well?
3. How can this class be improved?
4. Is there too much homework?
5. Why aren't you handing in homework?
6. Should the homework be graded? How would you like to be assessed in this class?
7. Other comments.

I will give credit for the quiz since I want to know how to make the course better.
Check out www.quia.com/report/rholmes100 and do the physical science activities on wave vocabulary. Write-up and email dated class notes to me on waves so I can update my blog accurately.

Explained that when I grade labs I punch the data into an Excel spreadsheet. Students NEED to include ALL raw data in their data tables. If they do, I should get the same answers that they do.

If students are dealing with uncertainties, they need to explain how they came up with them.

Students should also have the same data as their partners.

I then handed out a worksheet review on waves and allowed students to either work on that or work on their pendulum labs.

The test is delayed until Wed or Thurs.