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Accuracy and Precision Mini POGIL & Lab Activity

Team/Group Roles 1. Recorder keeps a record of the groups official answers in his or her notebook. The group should come to consensus about their answers. The recorder may be asked to prepare a report to be turned into the instructor. 2. Facilitator/Manager The manager manages the group. Ensures that all tasks are being completed on time, members are working together, and that no one is left behind. This includes making sure that all members of the group are participating and understanding the concepts. 3. Spokesperson/Presenter presents the groups work in a 1 minute summary as requested by the instructor. During whole-class time, the presenter may be called upon to answer the question for the group. The instructor responds only to questions from the spokesperson who must raise his or her hand to be recognized. 4. Equipment Manager/Reader/Reflector gathers equipment for the group, reads out any information given to the group. As reflector, the student may interject if the group is doing well and offer suggestions for improvement on group efficiency and dynamics. The equipment manager/reader/reflector also fills out any group performance evaluation (turned in to the instructor) for an activity. If only 3 people are in your group, this role will be combined with one of the other roles above. Take 1-2 minutes and assign group roles. Recorder Facilitator/Manager Spokesperson/Presenter ______________________ ______________________ _______________________

Equip. Manager/Reader/Reflector _____________________ (Note: these roles go at the top of the page in your typed report!)

Start your POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) activity by reading and answering the questions below. All answers should be reached by the team as a whole and agreed upon by team.

Model 1:

Critical Thinking Questions: 1. Observe the model above. From this information, write a definition of: a) Accuracy

b) Precision

Model 2: The following is data generated by a chemistry class when determining the concentration of a solution: 20.1 % salt, 19.8% salt, 24.2% salt, 18.6 % salt, 22.9 % salt, 20.5% salt, 18.5 % salt. Upon reading the bottle, students notice that the manufacturers label says the concentration is 35% salt. 2. a) In a column, list the concentrations from lowest to highest.

b) How many data points did the class collect? c) Would you consider this data: (please circle and explain your answer) a. Accurate or inaccurate b. Precise or imprecise

Information Percent error is a measure of the accuracy of a measurement or calculation. It tells you how wrong the answer is. The equation for percent error is : experimental value true/accepted value True/accepted value CTQs (Critical Thinking Questions) 3. What do the mean in the equation above? 4. Using the information in model 2, calculate the percent error for the class(use average from model 2). Show your set up and the calculator answer below. Round your answer to 3 digits for the blank below. The unit is percent, %. 100

Percent error = ____________________ 5. Our goal in lab is to collect data that leads us to a ___________ percent error. 6. Upon analyzing their results, group A had a 25% error and group B had a 54% error. Which group do you think was more careful in their labwork? Explain your answer.

Model 4: Data from a Density experiment

Sample 1 2 3 4

Mass (g) 3.55 12.98 9.72 25.14

Volume (mL) 1.51 4.48 3.77 9.02

Density ( )

Percent Error

The equation for Density (D) is mass (m) divided volume (V). CTQs (Critical Thinking Questions) 7. Write a mathematical equation for density below. Use the symbols, not words.

8. To determine the units of an equation, treat them like variables in algebra equations. If a valid equation for density was, density = mass mass, then the units for density would follow the equation as well. Thus, mass (g) mass (g) = g2. Using your equation from CTQ 7, determine the units for density and write them in the parentheses under the Density column.

9. Show the calculation for the density of sample 1 below. Since the calculation for samples 2-4 is the same, you need not show the work for these.

10. Complete the density column for the table. (make sure you have team consensus for the answers!) 11. Comment on the precision of the densities.

12. The substance in the experiment was aluminum. Obtain a textbook and find the actual density of Al (p. 914). Include units.

13. Given that 1 cm3 = 1 mL, what is the density of Al in g/mL?

14. Complete the percent error column in the table. 15. Find the average (mean) of the percent error values. Show your work!

Mean percent error:__________ 16. Was the data accurate? Explain your answer.

MiniLecture: How to record Data! Use this space to take notes.

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MHS Honors Chemistry Equipment Precision mini-Lab

With you team, write a hypothesis about which glassware is more precise: a beaker or a graduated cylinder? Include a brief statement of your reason.

Procedure: 1. Read the procedure and design your data table. One member from your group (the spokesperson) should get approval from your instructor before you continue. 2. You will need: 150 mL beaker, 100 mL graduated cylinder and 50 mL beaker, 25 mL graduated cylinder 3. Decide which pair will work with the larger beaker/graduated cylinder set and which will do the smaller. 4. Add no more than 75 mL of water to the 150 mL beaker. Record the volume. 5. Pour the water from the beaker to the 100 mL graduated cylinder. Record the volume. 6. Add no more than 20 mL of water to the 50 mL beaker. Record the volume. 7. Pour the water from the beaker to the 25 mL graduated cylinder. Record the volume. 8. Clean up 9. Send the presenter to write the data on the smartboard. Include the managers name at the top of the column. The class data will be posted on Blackboard for your reference. Analysis and Discussion (team consensus) 1. Find the average for each row on the class data chart. 2. Which kind of glassware gives more precise data? 3. Which kind will give you more accurate results in your lab experiment? 4. If you measure the volume of a crucial reagent (reactant) in a beaker, would you expect your percent error to be higher or lower than a lab team that uses a graduated cylinder? 5. A 10-mL graduated cylinder has lines every 0.1 mL. How many decimal places should your readings contain? 6. Consider a flaskdo you expect its precision to be similar to a beaker or a graduated cylinder? Explain.
Your final report should be a typed version of this lab/activity (not the POGIL). You should go to Blackboard to obtain the original lab sheet and type in your answers below each of the questions. You can leave out the information about the group roles but do list who had what role at top. Final report is due in two class periods by the recorder for the team. Prior to submission, each team member must review all work/answers and agree with what is written. Each team member needs to initial next to their typed name (on top of report) indicating that they have reviewed and agree with report. It is recommended that the recorder have all team responses typed into correct format by previous class period so that all team members may review.