Name: Block: Calculating Speed How is speed calculated? What is the formula for speed?

Materials: 2 track pieces, cart, ramp, timer, meterstick, marker, tape

!"#C$%&"$: Construct a ramp with 'ook( ( !lace the car at the top of the ramp( 2( )he person in charge of the car lets the car go down the ramp as the person timing starts the timer( *llow the car to go until it stops( +( Measure the distance( Write time in chart( ,( "epeat 2 more times( -ncrease ramp height to 2 'ooks and repeat steps .,( -ncrease ramp height to + 'ooks and repeat steps .,( Calculate the speed of each trial(

Cart Speed Wh/ do we repeat the test more than once?

)rial

%istance 0cm1

)ime 0s1

Speed 0cm2s1

2 +
*3erage of )rials What force is causing the cart to mo3e down the ramp?

What is the difference 'etween a3erage speed and a3eraging the trials?

What would happen to the speed of the cart if /ou changed the release height?

%oes the release height of the cart affect the cart4s speed?
!rocedures: )ake notes as we go o3er in class(

Height 2 'ooks )rial

%istance 0cm1

)ime 0s1

Speed 0cm2s1

2 +
*3erage of )rials

Height + 'ooks )rial

%istance 0cm1

)ime 0s1

Speed 0cm2s1

2 +
*3erage of )rials

How does the release height affect the cart4s speed?

What does this tell us a'out gra3it/?