Ratatouille

Lab
Name_________________
Science 8
Period _____
Due Date ___________
Purpose: the Purpose of this lab is to compare three
diferent types of batteries.
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________
aterials:
Remy !n " #ars
$ diferent types of batteries
%lat surface
Stop&atch
Procedure:
'. easure out a distance of '( meters.
(. )reate a data table to record the time *in seconds+ it
ta,es for each Remy *diferent battery+ to tra-el a
distance of '( meters.
$. Repeat t&o times for .")H type of battery for a total of
/ trials.
0. )alculate the a-era1e time it too, for each battery to
the nearest .' seconds.
2. )reate a bar 1raph to illustrate your results.
R..3.R: label your a4es properly &ith independent
and dependent -ariables 5 units. !nclude a title and an
appropriate scale.
)onclusion 6uestions
'. List the follo&in1 for this e4periment:
Dependent -ariable _______________________
!ndependent -ariable _____________________
$ )ontrol %actors _______________________
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(. a,e a statement about &hich battery had the most
ener1y.
$. 7hat ener1y transformation too, place &hen you
turned the 8Remy !n " #ar9 s&itch to the :N position;
0. 7hat are some possible sources for error in this
e4periment;
2. <sin1 the same materials= thin, of another e4periment
that &ould test a diferent independent -ariable. Name
the ne& -ariables for your e4periment.
Dependent -ariable _______________________
!ndependent -ariable _____________________
$ )ontrol %actors _______________________
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Don>t for1et your conclusion para1raph.