Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 04:31:40 -0500 (EST) [updated 10 MAY 2007]
Subject: Misc. Planning Notes re: GYM, Vernier Logger Pro & Motion
Detector

"Be the graph, Danny." [kinesthetic learning]
"Be the ball, Danny; be the ball. N-n-n-n-n-n-n."
Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) speaking to Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), 
Caddyshack, 1980.

Tech Tips
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* File/Open.../ (navigate to folder)
* Click <Collect> button
* Experiment/Clear Latest Run (or Edit/Undo Collect)
* File/Open.../ (new matching file; DO NOT save changes!)

Procedure & Sequencing
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> Brief discussion re: how motion detector works (using ultrasound)
> RSLG - "Graphing Your Motion - Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs"
Logger Pro/File/Open... in the following order:
* 35a_Graphing-Your-Motion_modified.xmbl - Intro activity; open-ended 
experimentation in order for students to become familiar with set-up
* Distance-Match-A.xmbl thru Distance-Match-F.xmbl - Record B-F in RSLG
data table
* Distance-Match-2_modified.xmbl - Match graph of mathematical function 
(0.02*Time^2) <-- use this file as focal point for discussion of 
"acceleration"

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Motion Detector - How to Create New Match Files:
File/Open.../Probes & Sensors/Motion Detector
Open one of "Distance-Match.xmbl" files [Default Max Values: 2.5 m x 10
sec]
Insert/Table [Ctrl-click&drag to move]
Edit Data Set entitled, "Latest 2"
Page/Layer Objects/Move To Back [or Move To Front]
Click <Collect> when student(s) is ready for trial run
File/Save As... to permanently store file(s) of Data Sets

Idea: <-- Doesn't work! Can't edit "Latest" Data Set. Explore how to
prevent editing of "Latest" data set (lock?).
Edit "Latest" Data Set (Time & Position), then Experiment/Store Latest
Run.

Alternate Idea: <-- Works!
Data/New Data Set, e.g., "Latest 3"
Double-click on graph:
- Click tab entitled, "Axes Options"
- In section entitled, "Y-Axis Columns" (left side of window), check
"Position" for "Latest" and new data set, e.g., "Latest 3"; uncheck old
data set, e.g., "Latest 2".

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Moving Objects (e.g., data tables & graphs): <Ctrl> - click & drag

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Storing Multiple Data Sets:
"Latest" Data Set (realtime data always saved to this file)
Experiment/Store Latest Run - Run 1, Run 2, Run 3, Run 4
Double-click on graph, click tab "Axes Options" -- check or uncheck
"Y-Axis Columns" as appropriate.

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35x - "Graphing Your Motion"
35a - Blank graph (for open-ended experimentation)
35b-e - Pre-made graphs; students try to match graphs
[Analyze/Draw Prediction?]

- Test adding new data set -- where (wh. data set) is new real-time data
saved?