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Day 59 (3/22): The Black Box Problem

"What's in the box?!" -Brad Pitt

 


Let's begin our discussion of science with a quick

POP QUIZ!!!

After you are done, put your quiz someplace safe.  We'll come back to it soon to check your initial understanding.

Now, we will try some hands on science with my favorite TOK activity:

THE 
BLACK BOX 
PROBLEM

I will put you in teams of 3-4 students.  Together, you will work together to discover the nature of the universe. Please follow along on these instructions as I explain.

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