I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable Spring Break (and attempted to see if balancing an egg was easier on Friday- the Spring Equinox). There are a lot of events happening this week. Groundbreaking for our new school is scheduled for this week and Friday (3/27) is the last day of the 3rd Quarter. We will begin our last unit (physics) and have some great activities planned. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, March 24: A version of Mythbusters. The rotation of hurricanes either clockwise or counterclockwise is greatly affected by the Coriolis effect. Hurricanes in the northern hemisphere tend to turn counterclockwise. Your homework tonight has two parts:
- Ask 4 people over the age of 12 (no other Xavier students allowed) this question "Is the direction that water drains down sinks and bathtubs controlled by which hemisphere one is in?". Organize the data into a bar graph form of "yes" and "no" responses.
- Test three different places in your house (toilet, kitchen sink, bathroom sink, or bathtub) and see which way the water drains. For the sinks either just turn on the water and see what happens or plug the drain, fill with water, and then remove the plug.
A homework for later in the week will be posted in a few days,
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
-Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
