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Name_________________________
STUDENT INSTRUCTION AND ANSWER
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Activity
1: The Goldilocks Principle
For this activity you will need
to recall the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". In the story,
Goldilocks is faced with several choices during her time in the Bears'
home.
A. Consider the information
given in the table below and answer the following questions.
| Bowl Name:
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Papa Bear
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Mama Bear
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Baby Bear
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| Bowl Temp:
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85o
C |
20o
C |
52o
C |
| Bowl Diameter:
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20 cm
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13 cm
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4 cm
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| Bowl Color:
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Electric Blue
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Red
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Yellow
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i. Whose bowl of porridge did Goldilocks choose?
ii. What characteristic about the porridge did
Goldilocks use to decide which bowl was "just right"?
B. Consider the information given in the table below and answer the following
questions.
| Chair Name:
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Papa Bear
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Mama Bear
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Baby Bear
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| Chair Temp:
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22o
C |
22o
C |
22o
C |
| Chair Height:
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40 cm
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33 cm
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20 cm
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| Chair Material:
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Metal
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Wood
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Plastic
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i. Which chair did
Goldilocks choose?
ii. What characteristic
about the chairs did Goldilocks use to decide which one was "just right"?
C. Consider the information given in the table below and answer the following
questions.
| Bed Name:
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Papa Bear
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Mama Bear
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Baby Bear
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| Bed Temp:
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22o
C |
22o
C |
22o
C |
| Bed Height:
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15 cm
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15 cm
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15 cm
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| Bed Stiffness:
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Hard
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Soft
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Medium
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i. Which bed did Goldilocks choose?
ii. What characteristic about the beds did
Goldilocks use to decide which one was "just right"?
D. If the diameter of Papa Bear's bowl
had only been 10 cm, would your answers in question A change? If so, how? If not,
why not?
E. If Mama Bear's chair was made out
of plastic rather than wood, would your answers in question B change? If so, how?
If not, why not?
F. If Papa Bear's bed was 12 cm tall,
would your answers in question C change? If so, how? If not, why not?
G. If the height of Mama Bear's chair
was 38 cm, would your answers in question B change? If so, how? If not, why not?
H. If Mama Bear had a medium stiffness
mattress, would your answers in question C change? If so, how? If not, why not?
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