Today we continued working on dimensional analysis. We worked through a number of problems together, but we will continue working on this concept throughout the week. I am posting my notes, but in addition, here is a video that explains what we are doing in class. If you do not understand, you must come see me! One of the problems we worked on today asked students to calculate the number of pieces of paper that would have to be stacked to be as tall as them. To prove dimensional analysis works, we first solved the problem for one student and then collected and stacked paper. Check it out below!
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AuthorI am an 8th grade Science teacher in Leeds, Alabama. This is my fourth year teaching science. As a teacher, I would love nothing more than to teach my kids to question the world around them and to never stop learning. Archives
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