assignment catch-up/maths in Science

Today we will be doing two different things:

1. Finshing of writing up our scientific reports 
2. starting on the new unit work, 'using maths in science'.

If you've handed in your assignment already, answer these questions in your book.

1. What does SI stand for? Who uses SI units? - http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/hst/HP1PE729.PDF
2. What do th abbreviations 'hecto' and 'deka' stnad for? - Use the same link as above.
3. What different SI units can area be measured in? - same link again!
4. How many kilometres are there in 5 miles? - http://abacus.bates.edu/acad/acad_support/msw/unit_conversions.pdf
5. How many wasy are there to mesure pressure with the english imperial system? How many with te metric (SI) system? - http://www.metric4us.com/why.html
6. Give one reason why the metric system is easier to use - http://www.metric4us.com/why.html
7. How many metres are there in 37 feet? Use this table to help you - http://www.imrtest.com/get_technical_info/Useful_Tables/english_si_conversions.html

Experiment write up

Welcome back! Today we will be finishing off our last assignments, which are all very close to being completed.  Read the comments on your assignment if you handed it in before Easter, but there are some general things that everyone needs to do:

• Double check that you have all the information required under the right headings (use the older posts here to do this).
• For your references, make sure you include the date you accessed the website and when it was last updated (right click anywhere on the page and select properties, if the date isn't shown, write 'unknown' instead of just leaving it blank).
• Make sure that you refer to your results (numbers if possible, or the presence or absence of something) wherever possible in your discussion and conclusion.

If you think you're finished, check all your work against the criteria on your assignment sheet and THEN ask Mr. Cole to check it as well! If you have spare time, try the acitivities on this website - http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/