Answer the Following Four Questions
being Attentive to the Relevant Science.
What was the educational intent
of the author of the experiment?
What was the educational intent
of the teacher who assigned the experiment?
What do you expect to learn from this experiment?
What would Newton or some other
early experimenter expect to discover
by doing this or a similar experiment?
Based on the answers to the questions, compose a paragraph or two that adequately convey the ideas. Be sure to include an accurate description of the science. Remember that vague references to unstated scientific principles are unacceptable.