Today we will be finishing off the Ohm's Law assignment.  Make sure you have included photos of each of the circuits that you made yesterday from the Science folder, as well as writing out the Ohm's Law triangle.You also need to answer the four questions repeated below:

1.If the voltage is 3 volts and the current is 5 amps, what is the resistance?

2.If there are 5 volts travelling through a lamp with a resistance of 1.5 ohms, calculate the current:

3.An ammeter reads .87 in a circuit with a resistance of 8 ohms. What is the voltage in the battery?

4. Define current, voltage and resistance.

Once you're finished, hand it to me so I can mark it! You can then continue to work on your practical experiment write ups.

 

Methods for both experiments

Today we want to make sure that we have both methods completed, if you've already done that make sure that you've completed all other sections as well.

Vitamin C with iodine:

1.Measure out 3 ml of the drink.  Record the name in your table. Add 3 drops of starch to the drink.

2.Carefully use a pipette to add iodine, recording how much you need to make the juice blue.

3.Clean your glassware and repeat with another juice.

 

Benedict's solution: 

       1.Carefully measure out 2ml of a sugar solution into a test tube. Add 0.5ml of Benedict’s to make the solution blue.

      2.Place the tube in the water bath, waiting a couple of minutes until it has changed colour.

           3.Record the colour in your table, then repeat with another sugar solution.

Assignment write-up

Today we will be weriting up the experiments that we've carried out. Use the following headings to help you -

1. Hypothesis - This is where you make a statement that was tested in your experiment, for example 'The Vitamin C content of different Orange drinks was the same/different'.
2. Materials and Method - This is where you list the equipment you used and the steps you took to carry out your experiment. It should be detailed enough that anyone else could repeat your experiment.
3. Results - Include a table of results, and describe what your results showed.
4. Discussion - Answer the following questiosn in your discussion:

• Are you confident in your results or not? Why?
• What could you have done to improve your tests?
• Do your results agree or disagree with other similar experiments?

5. Conclusion - Referring to your hypothesis, say whether your results support or disagree with your hypothesis. Explain the general trends in your results.

Sugar in drinks

Today we will be doing some work to prepare for the practical assignment.  As well as doing the questions below,
MAKE SURE YOU PRINT OUT YOUR FORENSICS SPEECH IF YOU HAVE IT SO WE CAN SUBMIT IT FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

1. What types of drinks have sugar in them? Name three. - http://www.sugarstacks.com/beverages.htm
2. How much sugar does apple juice have per 240ml? What other drink is this the same as? - http://www.sugarstacks.com/beverages.htm
3. What different types of sugar are there? Name three types - http://www.enotes.com/science/q-and-a/what-different-kinds-sugar-288699
4. What health problems can sugar in our diets cause? - http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Sugar?open
5. Watch this video.  What two things do oranges need to grow? What percentage of sugar do the oranges have to have?

6.     As well as using urine sticks, briefly explain one other way of testing for sugar in drinks:
7.     What is a reducing sugar? Give one example - http://www.livestrong.com/article/386795-the-definition-of-reducing-sugars/
8.     Look at  the powerpoint on this link ( copy 'results table independent dependent variable' into google   search. click on the link near th top titled - How science works: variables.  Don't worry about the physics stuff).   Where do the independent ad dependent variables go in the results table? (slide 16)
9.     Draw two tables that you could use for your results.  Remember were going to test the vitamin C and sugar content of different organge juice drinks.

Unit 7 Assignment

Today we will be starting work on the assignmet for this unit.  Read though the assignment sheet, then start planning your investigation.

1. What do you plan to test? How will you go about doing this? use this link and notes from your work bok to help you - http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/practical-biology/measuring-vitamin-c-content-foods-and-fruit-juices 
2. You also need to test the amount of sugar in the drinks.  Explain hw we might do this - http://www.livestrong.com/article/412002-how-to-test-amount-of-sugar-in-canned-drink/
3. What could go wrong in these tests? - Try and list some hazards and the levels of risk they create.
4. What would be the best way to graph your results for the sugar test? - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/whentouse.asp
5. Why are averages useful to calculate when dealing with your results? - http://www.mathsisfun.com/mean.html
6. What are te diferent sections of a scientific report, and what goes into each one? - http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWsections.html
7. Write a hypothesis that we could use for the vitamin C test - http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_hypothesis.shtml

Try this once you're done - http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/s/Scientific-Method-Quiz.asp

Experimental design

Today we'll be looking at different aspects of Scientific experiments.  Answer the following questions in your books to help prepare for the assignment.

1. What is the independent variable in an experiment? - http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/po/independentvar.htm
2. Explain what the dependent variable? - http://labwrite.ncsu.edu/po/dependentvar.htm 
3. Complete this quiz - http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz97961224e8.html 
4. Explain what a hypothesis is - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/dida/using_ict/questionnairesrev1.shtml 
 
5. Watch the video on this link, use earphones if you have them. What was cookie monster's hypothesis? Did the experiment support it? Clicking on one of the other objects will open the video in Youtube, and then you can click on them and see what happens.

6. Complete this quiz - http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=ccarrollgraph 

7. When we calculated the average height of Boys and Girls in class, what were some control variables that we DIDN'T meet? - http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_variables.shtml

Try this once you're done - http://www.quia.com/mc/65726.html  
http://www.quia.com/quiz/760453.html

Assignment 4

Today we will be starting on the material for the last assignment for Forensics.  Answer the questions below to help prepare you for the assignment.

1. What is the purpose of the criminal justice system? - http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus548.html
2. What are the 5 stages of the CJS in the U.S. ? - http://www.ehow.com/list_6086056_stages-criminal-justice.html
3. Which stages of the CJS do Forensic investigators play a role in? - Use the link above.
4. Complete this activity - http://ybtj.justice.gov.uk/ . What does the judge have to consider before sentencing?
5. What is a comunity sentence? What might someone be required to do? - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Sentencingprisonandprobation/Communitysentences/DG_070333
6. Explain what the probation service does - http://www.nationalprobationservice.co.uk/page1.html

http://www.texaslre.org/jury_game/jury_game.html , http://www.directgov.coionline.tv/judgeforyourself/

Speech preparation

Today we will be finishing off our talks for giving evidence in court.  Make sure you list the steps in getting your evidence, as well as what it tells you.  Use the old links and your past assignments to help, and ask any questions if you aren't sure. 

Assignment

Today we wil be preparing the speeches that you will give in ecidence for the assignment.  To do this, use the work from your last assignment and old links from this website to start writing about the procedure that you used to get the evidence, and what it tells you.  Start by making bullet points, then expanding it into full sentences that you can read. 
Make sure you write clearly and explain everything so that people in te jury can understand.

Once you're finished that, try this website - http://ybtj.justice.gov.uk/

Giving Evidence

Today we'll be looking at giving evidence and how courtrooms work. Answer the following questions in your books:

1. What is the job of the jury? What do people have to be to qualify for a jury in the u.k.? - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Goingtocourt/DG_072707
2. What are the two sides in a court case called? - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081105154025AAYjMok
3. Explain what each side does (Use the link for question 2).
4. As a lawyer, explain three skills that you would need to have to be successful - http://legalcareers.about.com/od/legalcareerbasics/tp/Legal-Skills.htm
5. List three jobs that require people to be good at public speaking - http://www.bookrags.com/research/public-speaking-careers-in-eci-03/
6. Read the list of tips on this link, and write down two that you think would help you most - http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp
7. If you finish early, you can start planning what you will say about your type of evidence.  Write out bullet points about what your test is and how it works, then use them to create your short speech (about 1 minute).