Recent PostsBlog Categories |
Jul 11 2008Graphing the jagCategory: At HomeI'm thinking of conducting a science experiment. I'll get a fresh gallon jug of milk and open it at 6 a.m. Only Lucie and Nathan will be allowed milk from this jug. And every night before I go to bed I'll draw a line in permanent marker showing where the milk level is. Then when it's gone -- and if I feel inspired -- maybe I'll start another fresh gallon and mark it up each night until it's empty. After all, the more data I collect, the more valid the experiment. In the meantime, I'll create a spreadsheet showing the days of the week, the daily high and low temperatures, the humidity, and barometric pressure. I'll also record the phases of the moon. Then I'll add the daily milk intake, and try to figure out if there's a correlation. Why? Well, there's got to be a rationale to explain why some weeks the milk is gone in three days and others a gallon lasts more than seven. Why is it that some days the kids drink milk morning, noon, and night, and other times they prefer juice or barely drink at all? It could be due to the weather or the lunar cycle. Or maybe it's just because Nathan and Lucie's milk jag is over as soon as I stock up and buy two gallons, instead of one, at the store.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
