Synthesizing Patterns

By: Ariana and K bear

Linear

Equation: y=mx+b

- When you double the

x you double y.

Example of this Pattern

Prediction question: When we have 20
strands of spaghetti how many pennies will
it support?
Research Question: How does the number of
strands of spaghetti affect the strength of the
bridge?

Procedure
-

Put the tables together

Use three strands of spaghetti
Do three trials
Be careful on how you place the pennies
in the cup
- Measure in kilometers

Graph of spaghetti lab

Equation: Y= 30x
Prediction: It would take
over 600 pennies to break
a 20 strand spaghetti bridge.
-We made this prediction by
using our data.
-Our prediction was quite accurate.

Quadratic
Equation: ax2 +bx+c
When you double the x
you quadruple the y.

Example of this pattern:

We did a pendulum lab.
Prediction question:What is the period of a
two meter pendulum swinging back and
forth.
Research Question:How does the length of
the pendulum effect its period(amount of
time).

Procedure
-Connect weight to string.
- Figure out the height held.
-Figure out angle held.
-Hold weight in the position you choose.
-Release the weight and time how long it
swings.

Graph of Pendulum Lab

Equation: y=10x2+36x +-10
Prediction:We predicted that
it will take 3.2 seconds to go
from one side to another.
-Our prediction was inaccurate.

Inverse
Equation: y=a/x
-when you double the
x you divide the y by 2.

Example of this pattern

The paragraph lab was an inverse graph.
Prediction question: What would be the
height of the paragraph when printed 33.5
cm wide?
Research question: How does the width of
the paragraph affect its height?

Procedure:
- Measure the length and the width of the
paragraphs.

Graph of Paragraph Lab

Equation: y=68/25.4
Prediction: We predicted that
a paragraph with a width of 33.5
cm would have a length of 2.2cm

Inverse Squared
Equation: y=a/x2
-When you plug in a
number for x you multiply
by 1/4 .

Example of this pattern:

Light/ Note Card Lab
Prediction Question: How long would the
shadow be if the note card is 20 cm away
from the light?
Research Question: How does the distance a
note card is from a light source affect the
size of shadow it cost?

Procedure
-Stand 2 meters away from the wall
- Flash the light and hold the note card at a
distance of your choice.
- Measure each of the shadows in
centimeters.
- Calculate the area.

Graph of the Shadow Lab

Equation: y=3/x2
Prediction: We predicted that
the area of the shadow would
be 9,340cm2 if we places the
notecard 20cm away from the
light source.
- Our prediction was close but inaccurate.