For the extra points on the logger pro project I went through the other tutorials located on the program (numbers 6-12.) These focused a lot on the statistics and different things you could do with the data you collected. I learned quite a bit about the tools on this program that could help you interpret the data right on the computer. This analysis is an essential skill for all science students. There are a few specific things I want to discuss on this post that I could incorporate into my classroom using this program.
1. One of the tutorials was about customizing your data to look the way you want. I would use this in all experiments. Data only says what you want it to say if you put it in the right format. Statistics can lie if units are not correct or if you are looking at graphs from a skewed perspective.
2. The next few tutorials demonstrated how different statistics could be used to interpret what you got. This would be really great to use as an extending questions on their experiment. By putting in best fit lines or viewing the area underneath the curve you can tell a lot about data you collect.
3. I also learned how to import a movie into the computer and analyze it using your own data. I love this. I would love to have inquiry based projects where students come up with their own data and a cool way to do that would be a movie.
good work!
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