Agenda: January

th 7 ,

2014

Objective: I can extend my understanding of physics

sources of error by the end of the unit. Tasks Do Now: Write Todays Date and objective in your notebooks. {Get Your} Mind on Physics: Understanding Physics Errors Closure Project (Student Choice) Express Yourself

{Get your} Mind on Physics

Error Random Error Systematic Parallax Error Offset Error Propagation of Errors
Actual value and measurement reading are unequal Consistent under or overestimation of values Limiting the accuracy of a calculated value by incorrectly reading or recording an estimate of a measurement Unpredictable experiment changes in an

Measurement instrument does not read zero when the value measured is zero Perceived motion of an object during a measurement reading Actual value and measurement reading are unequal

Express Yourself
The most important part of todays lesson was ____________ because _________. It relates to _____________ . I am able to determine___________ by doing___________. Three common Physics errors are ____________, _____________, _______, and _________. The most important concept I have learned in Physics is _________ because ________. It relates to ________. The most difficult concept that I have learned in Physics is________. I found it challenging to learn about _______ because ________________.