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Laboratory fifteen in physical science has the intent of wrapping up the term, expanding the students conception of what constitutes a mathematical model of a physical system, and having some fun. Daniel Kahneman in  Thinking, Fast and Slow  noted that the remembering mind rates experiences using a  peak-end rule . We remember the best moment and the final moments of an experience when we reflect back on that experience. Although I had not known this particular fact when I designed laboratory 15 five years ago, I had always shared  George M. Cohan's  belief that one should " always leave them laughing when you say goodbye . I want the students to have positive affective domain responses to science, and ensuring the end experience is fun has an impact on those perceptions. In the past I framed laboratory fifteen as a exposure to an alternative mathematical model that exists outside of the traditional mathematics "stack" of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, tr...

Laboratory fourteen focuses on whether the students can investigate a previously unencountered physical system, make measurements, analyse data, and propose a mathematical model for their results.  This puts the student in the position of a scientist investigating a new system for which no parameters nor models are known. Marsha measures the distance the flying disk flew Wind was a factor in the runs. Speeds tended to cluster around 30 to 40 kph (8.3 m/s to11.1 m/s). I suggested that the students consider lower speeds including a launch velocity of zero. The students were also reticent to throw at higher speeds. I held the radar gun, so they had to throw at me. Peak speeds of 70 kph, 19.1 m/s, were achieved by a few students who were willing to throw faster. The students stood to the east and threw to the west Some students obtained rather linear data, others obtained data that appeared to be more randomly related to launch velocity. The latter students may have explo...

The ethnobotany class cleaned up around the banana patch, part of the ethnogardens on the campus of the College of Micronesia-FSM. The banana patch includes a number of varieties of banana, some of which are still being identified. Jeanie Fritz A banana sword sucker Allison and Jeanie Dana Loryann Jeanie Junia Trisden Allison Jayson Jayson Stacy Junia Myreesha Michelle David Jayson Bananas by location. Locations have some accuracy issues, identifications are tentative at best. Some bananas and contributors are reversed! Banana Contributed by Latitude Longitude Karat Brenda Kerman N 006° 54.627' E 158° 09.330 Karat Roxann Moya N 006° 54.665' E 158° 09.326' Karat Melishner Manuel N 006° 54.666' E 158° 09.325' Unknown Karmi Soar N 006° 54.666' E 158° 09.327' Menihle Robinson Andonio N 006° 54.667' E 158° 09.327' Uhten lihli Renselyn Anson N 006° 54...