Class: 10/16/08

In today's class we covered the guidelines for our midterm project. We also used the class period to figure out what we wanted our lesson to be. We were required to outline our lesson plan that we will be teaching for the midterm project. I am in a group with Jessica Anderson and Dani Balahmann. We chose to do a 4th grade project about conductors and insulators. We are using styrofoam cups, soup cans, plastic cups, and dry ice. We will be placing small amounts of dry ice in each container. We will wait for approximately 5 minutes and then observe how much melting happened in each cup. The cup with the most melting will be the best conductor (the metal soup can). The cup with the least melting will be the best insulator (the styrofoam cup). We will also be focusing on the saftey precautions we will have to take because we will be working with dry ice and the sharp edges of a soup can. I am excited about this project because it will be much more fun and informative than taking a midterm exam.