Median, System Wrap Up, and Dusting for Prints

We had our commencing Digging for Data math lesson and students looked at both their rights and obligations as we embark. This math curriculum focuses heavily on discussion, defense of one's thinking, and writing about concepts. Today, students collected data on their jumping rate. Each student completed three trials counting the number of leaps they could complete in one minute. We used this data to understand the concept of the median in a set of numbers and how if can be used when looking for a "typical" result in a set of output data.

We also finished our Systems lesson by drawing given systems and labeling their parts. Students showed off their understanding with our class Kahoot quiz to review. Click the link and see how you do!

The solar system drawn and labeled.

A pond ecosystem drawn and labeled.

The roads system drawn and labeled.

The nervous system drawn and labeled.

Finally, we learned some at home techniques for dusting for fingerprints. Next week we will check the prints we uncovered with our suspect samples to determine the culprit in The Case of the Sugar Shaker!