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*** All you need is a penny and a copy of this sheet for each student ***
Students practice identifying scenarios as accurate and/or/nor precise by repeatedly dropping pennies onto a target. Very easy to conduct and many possible extensions can be done with it- vary the height, change the person dropping the penny, etc. Who was most accurate? Who was most precise? Who was both? Who was neither? Create a classroom discussion of student results and attempt to identify how/why some students were more precise and/or accurate than others. Have students create possible ways to expand upon this experiment (use nickels, buttons, change the size of the target, etc.) Discuss the importance of constants and variables.
Students practice identifying scenarios as accurate and/or/nor precise by repeatedly dropping pennies onto a target. Very easy to conduct and many possible extensions can be done with it- vary the height, change the person dropping the penny, etc. Who was most accurate? Who was most precise? Who was both? Who was neither? Create a classroom discussion of student results and attempt to identify how/why some students were more precise and/or accurate than others. Have students create possible ways to expand upon this experiment (use nickels, buttons, change the size of the target, etc.) Discuss the importance of constants and variables.
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*** All you need is a penny and a copy of this sheet for each student ***
Students practice identifying scenarios as accurate and/or/nor precise by repeatedly dropping pennies onto a target. Very easy to conduct and many possible extensions can be done with it- vary the height, change the person dropping the penny, etc. Who was most accurate? Who was most precise? Who was both? Who was neither? Create a classroom discussion of student results and attempt to identify how/why some students were more precise and/or accurate than others. Have students create possible ways to expand upon this experiment (use nickels, buttons, change the size of the target, etc.) Discuss the importance of constants and variables.
Students practice identifying scenarios as accurate and/or/nor precise by repeatedly dropping pennies onto a target. Very easy to conduct and many possible extensions can be done with it- vary the height, change the person dropping the penny, etc. Who was most accurate? Who was most precise? Who was both? Who was neither? Create a classroom discussion of student results and attempt to identify how/why some students were more precise and/or accurate than others. Have students create possible ways to expand upon this experiment (use nickels, buttons, change the size of the target, etc.) Discuss the importance of constants and variables.
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This worked great for my class, my students really enjoyed it!
This is a very important concept but can sometimes be boring; this resource was engaging!
This was a great activity! My students were engaged and could then understand the meanings.
My students enjoyed this activity--it was a fun way to introduce accuracy vs precision. I usually just show a PowerPoint, but I think this was a much more engaging way to get the concept to stick. Thank you for sharing this resource
Great easy way to demonstrate accuracy and precision.
Students enjoyed lab!!! Easy to set up!!!
It was exactly what I was looking for regarding precision and accuracy.
Thank you!
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