Physics Lab Template

What is your hypothesis? Write your statement below and then sketch a graph in the show work section.

Possible hypothesis sentence frame: "As ____ increase, _______"

1. Click on the "+" in the top left of your Desmos graphing area, and add a table.

2. Type in the data you collected in your lab.

3. Below the table type in your generic best fit equation for your data. (Equation options: y=ax, y=ax², y=a/x)

4. Click on the blue "a" just below your equation to add an a slider bar

5. Click in the a=1, a slider box, to adjust the range of possible a values as needed to find your best fit line

Write your best fit equation as a scientific equation. (Use the variables specific to the lab instead of x and y, and include the value for A.)

Complete your conclusion below. Use the sentence frames below to help you.

Claim: After investigating the behavior [describe what you did an experiment on here], I conclude that there is a [write the type of mathematical pattern that fits] relationship between the IV: [Write the independent variable here] and the DV: [write the dependent variable here].

Evidence: My evidence for this claim is that all of my data fits on a best-fit line that is [write the type of mathematical pattern that fits].

Mathematical Reasoning: This system of a [describe the phenomenon here] has the best-fit equation:

Write here = Write here

where [choose a constant to explain] is the [explain the meaning of that constant]. Additionally it makes sense that the pattern is [write the mathematical model that fits] because [use any science facts or knowledge to explain why it makes sense that the mathematical model fits].

Prediction: Using this model, I predict [rewrite your predictions].

Justification: My confidence in this prediction is [pick level from the table] because [label from left of the table] and [label from top of the table].