Sample Journal Entry

#1 - Bodies At Rest                                               October 3, 2007    page 56

TO: experience how the total mass of a resting body affects its tendency to remain at rest.

Hypothesis:  (Not every lab will need a hypothesis, but when your lab has two variables in the TO that likely are part of a cause/effect relationship, a hypothesis will be needed.)  As mass increases, the tendency to remain at rest will increase.

Materials:  meter stick, 1 cup, 3 pennies, scissors, 1 marble...

Q/A/D:  (Questions/Answers/Data....etc.)

6.  data table, bar graph      Be certain both are labeled correctly!

7.  .......

Be sure to look over all of the following BEFORE bringing me your journal!

• Check your task objective(s) before you submit your entry.  Did you meet the objectives?

• If you had to write a hypothesis, did you write it in terms of the variables?

• Do your answers prove that you completed the task?

• Do your answers support your understanding of the objective or the hypothesis?

• If you had to create data tables or graphs, are they properly labeled?  Does your graph have a meaningful title?

When you are sure that you have handled all of the above, bring me your notebook so that I can check your lab for accuracy.