Thursday, May 19, 2011

Post 10: This Week in Science (Fruit Fly DYO Part 1)

          This week in science we started to investigate about our fruit flies and their reproduction. We got into small groups and in each group we did something different. In one group we picked out two containers of other peoples flies and started to observe them. In the other group we learned how to graph different types of data. And in the last group we set up a chart in our notebooks that would help us keep track of the two containers we were observing. In the chart we set up the vial number and the number of male and female fruit flies it contained, and put three column, each column is for every week that passes by. We will be recording our observations and by the end of week three we will write the total number of adults in each vial. 
          Well this week in science i learned how to graph different types of data into different types of graphs. I learned that when you are comparing change over time you use a line graph. But when you are comparing quantities you use a bar graph. I also learned that its dangerous to shake a vial lol. We had an accident and lives were lost. But overall I learned how to distinguish the different types of graphs i need to use when graphing change and quantities. 
HAHA LOOKS LIKE DAVID ^

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