Gizmo warm up Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Student Exploration: Longitudinal Waves Prior Knowledge Questions ​(Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In many science fiction movies, an evil alien spaceship explodes with an enormous KABOOM!! Suppose you were floating in space at a safe distance from a large explosion such as the supernova at left. Do you think you would you hear anything? Explain. I don’t think so, I think the sound doesn’t have anything to vibrate to make the noise in space. Gizmo Warm-up No sounds can be heard in outer...

Student Exploration: Observing Weather Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. If you were describing the weather to someone, what kinds of things would you talk about? The temperature, what season it is, humidity, & precipitation 2. What instruments can you use to gather information about weather? Thermometer, weather radar, & barometer. Gizmo Warm-up Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the atmosphere. The weather is the state of the atmosphere at a ...

Gizmos Student Exploration- DNA Profiling Answer Key. Vocabulary: DNA polymerase, DNA profiling, gel electrophoresis, gene, mutation, non-coding region, polymerase chain reaction, primer, short tandem repeat Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In 1985, Darryl Hunt was convicted of murder. While Hunt was in jail, a new method for analyzing DNA evidence was invented. The DNA evidence on the victim did not match Hunt’s DNA but did match that of another prisoner. Aft...

Student Exploration: Moles Vocabulary: atomic mass, Avogadro constant, conversion factor, dimensional analysis, mole, molar mass, molecular mass, scientific notation, significant figures, unified atomic mass unit Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. In the image to the right, note a dozen eggs, a dozen donuts and a dozen roses. How many of each item do you have? 2. Would a dozen of each object have the same mass? 3. Suppose you have a dozen carbon atoms, a dozen...

Crumple Zones_Gizmo – ANSWER KEY Student Exploration 2022/2023 2019 Name: Date: Student Exploration: Crumple Zones Vocabulary: acceleration, airbag, collision avoidance system, crash test dummy, crumple zone, force, kinetic energy, Newton’s laws of motion, safety cell, seat belt, work, work-energy theorem Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Two burglars run down an alley at night, trying to escape the cops. Jack is carrying a rigid metal safe. Jill is carry...

Student Exploration: Sled Wars Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum, potential energy, speed Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more likely to break through if he runs at the door very slowly or if he runs at the door very fast? Explain your answer. 2. Two fir...

[Note to teachers and students: This Gizmo was designed as a follow-up to the Nuclear Decay Gizmo. We recommend doing that activity before trying this one. Vocabulary: chain reaction, CNO cycle, catalyst, deuterium, electron volt, fission, fusion, isotope, nuclear reaction, positron, positron emission, proton-proton chain Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) The chart to the right gives the isotope name, element name, number of protons, and number of neutrons of t...

Feel the Heat Gizmo 2023 Questions and Answers 100%Correct Assured A+. Student Exploration: Feel the Heat Vocabulary: calorimeter, conductor, controlled experiment, dissolve, endothermic, exothermic, insulator, solute, solution, solvent, surroundings, system Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Eduardo hurts his knee during a basketball game. The trainer applies a cold pack, which gets cold after being squeezed. The next day, Eduardo’s friend Beth is going sleddin...

Feel the Heat Gizmo 2023 Questions and Answers 100%Correct Assured A+. Student Exploration: Feel the Heat Vocabulary: calorimeter, conductor, controlled experiment, dissolve, endothermic, exothermic, insulator, solute, solution, solvent, surroundings, system Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Eduardo hurts his knee during a basketball game. The trainer applies a cold pack, which gets cold after being squeezed. The next day, Eduardo’s friend Beth is going sleddin...

AP BIOLOGY Student Exploration: Embryo Development Gizmo Student Exploration: Embryo Development Vocabulary: Blastula, Carnegie stages, differentiation, ectoderm, embryo, embryology, embryonic stem cells, endoderm, fetus, gastrula, inner cell mass, mesoderm, morula, neurula, primitive streak, trilaminar disk, zygote Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The images below show embryos of different species at different stages of development. Label the images below w...