tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post7788772104601314737..comments2023-06-20T02:06:52.150-06:00Comments on Alethiography: 8th Grade Science QuizTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-57734813930433057062007-07-03T14:46:00.000-06:002007-07-03T14:46:00.000-06:00Oops, I guess igneous rock isn't very deeply burie...Oops, I guess igneous rock isn't very deeply buried after all. And the gaseous planet wasn't venus.cartaufaloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362509108077648263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-55860118235875853882007-07-03T14:41:00.000-06:002007-07-03T14:41:00.000-06:00I got 92%, guessing on several of these. But I do...I got 92%, guessing on several of these. But I don't know which ones I missed. Maybe I should take it again and watch the little bar more carefully.cartaufaloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362509108077648263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-15288744503216947272007-07-03T09:48:00.000-06:002007-07-03T09:48:00.000-06:00I missed the ones about rocks (which kind is burie...I missed the ones about rocks (which kind is buried deep in the earth's crust), mammal respiration, and the elbow (I chose pulley also).Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-4085313992006619952007-07-03T09:40:00.000-06:002007-07-03T09:40:00.000-06:00I missed 'mammals respire aerobically and anaerob...I missed 'mammals respire aerobically and anaerobically'(I said only aerobic, thinking of the lung-driven respiration, not realizing that anaerobic exercise is a form of cellular respiration - I had to look it up). I also missed the 'the elbow is a lever' one. (I couldn't visualize calling it a lever, so I called it a pulley. The bicep does roll up in a curl if it disconnects from the elbow, but that isn't the design.) My A- would have been 92%, so I think Tam must have missed 3, and Sally 4. <BR/><BR/>They call a B 'above average' because that is the traditional educational definition of a B. A is excellent, B above average, C is average, D is below average - passing, F is not passing. Obviously, with grade inflation, this is no longer an accurate system, but the definitions are still used.rvmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956207771311921934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-65722418240571804362007-07-03T07:36:00.000-06:002007-07-03T07:36:00.000-06:00And following in my fine tradition of always doing...And following in my fine tradition of always doing the worst in (hard)science classes, I managed to get a B on the test, which they say is "above average" though I question whether the test has been properly normed for them to make any such claim and it's not clear what the comparison population is. <BR/><BR/>I missed 3 questions (I think), which were the ones about comets, fruit of a plant, and the simple machine (ugh! I can't believe I got that one wrong). So did Tam miss 2 questions and Rvman miss 1?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-90080276133187148322007-07-01T21:24:00.000-06:002007-07-01T21:24:00.000-06:00I can't make the html work, but I got "excellent" ...I can't make the html work, but I got "excellent" (A-). Being the offspring of a middle school science teacher probably helps. Makes up for my failures in computer programming, I suppose.rvmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956207771311921934noreply@blogger.com