Predicting Weather

Predicting Weather

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How many drops of water can you place on a penny?

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Put your penny flat on your desk.

Drop water, one drop at a time, on your penny.

Count each drop.

Mark how many drops you were able to put on the penny.

Title your answer Attempt #1.

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Dry off your penny. Complete the exercise two more times. Mark your answers, Attempt #2 and Attempt #3.

Nickel, Dime, Quarter

Your will predict and then complete the same exercise on each coin, three times. Mark each number that you find.

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Nickel

Predict?

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Nickel

Attempts #1, #2, #3

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Dime

Prediction

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Dime

Attempts -- #1, #2, #3

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Quarter

Prediction

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Quarter

Attempts -- #1. #2. #3

Poll

Was it easier to predict once you did the experiment more than once?

• yes

• no