Physical Science Final

Jun 08, 2007 12:04

We gave our freshmen physical science students a lab final this semester. Each pair of students was given a flask that contained 6 different substances. After spending most of the week trying to separate and identify the substances, the groups gave their final oral reports today. Here are my favorite responses ( Read more... )

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jrbiii June 8 2007, 18:22:05 UTC
"For it might have been a hundred if your guesses had been good,
but I think it must be zero 'till they're rightly understood."

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tiggerytang June 9 2007, 00:20:32 UTC
I especially love the logic trail for #2.

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suziesprinkle June 9 2007, 10:34:35 UTC
Liquid helium at room temperature and atmospheric pressure was my favorite.

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jrbiii June 11 2007, 02:11:05 UTC
Where does baby oil come from? Babies of course!

Walks like a duck, talks like a duck. Must be a chicken.

And frogs with no legs are deaf.

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suziesprinkle June 11 2007, 20:15:50 UTC
I'm not sure what part of the baby baby oil comes from, but I don't think I want to either...

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