Thinking in science & tubes

We started class by discussing the kind of thinking required when investigating the tubes. Some examples included: imagination, creativity, logical, inventive and collaborative. We then talked about how scientists use those same kinds of thought processes when they do their work. Many people think that scientists are not creative, but they approach problems in much the same way we approached the tubes. They are curious and are working to figure out how things work. We will make many more connections between our work and real scientists as we move forward.

We then spent some more time investigating the tubes. We put several ideas on the board and decided that we must make our own versions of our ideas in order to test how well they work. Hence the assignment of bringing in your own "tube" due tomorrow.