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MeasuringSpeed:GroupExperiment

12/2/1512/4/15

Goal:Studentswillbeabletoexplaintheirdataincompletesentences,usingdatatosupporthis
orherconclusion.

Standards:
P.FM.M.4SpeedMotioncanbedescribedbyachange
inpositionrelativetoapointofreference.Themotionofanobjectcanbedescribedby
itsspeedandthedirectionitismoving.Thepositionandspeedofanobjectcanbe
measuredandgraphedasafunctionoftime.
P.FM.05.41Explainthemotionofanobjectrelativetoitspointofreference.
P.FM.05.42Describethemotionofanobjectintermsofdistance,timeanddirection,as
theobjectmoves,andinrelationshiptootherobjects.
P.FM.05.43Illustratehowmotioncanbemeasuredandrepresentedonagraph.
S.IP.05.13Usetoolsandequipment(springscales,stopwatches,metersticksand
tapes,models,handlens)appropriatetoscientificinvestigations.
S.IP.05.14Usemetricmeasurementdevicesinaninvestigation.
S.IP.05.15Constructchartsandgraphsfromdataandobservations.
S.IP.05.16Identifypatternsindata.

S.IA.05.14Drawconclusionsfromsetsofdatafrommultipletrialsofascientific
investigation.

S.IA.05.11Analyzeinformationfromdatatablesandgraphstoanswerscientific
questions.
Materials:9ramps,18trackpieces,9carts,9timers,9metersticks,andDocCam

Procedures
1. Gooverconclusion
a. Usedatatosupportsentence
2. BeginexperimentWhatdoyouthinkwillhappentothespeedofthecartiftheramp
heightisincreased?
3. Talkaboutspeed
a. Whatmightmakeanobjectsspeedincrease?Decrease?
b. Speedistherateofchangeinposition
i.
Unitsthatspeedismeasuredin
c. Speed=Distance/Time
4. Controlledandtestedvariablesasaclass
a. Whatarewekeepingthesame?
5. Predictionindependently
a. Ipredictthat
6. Studentsgetintogroupsofthree
a. Discussproceduresasagroupfor4minutes
7. Shareandestablishactualprocedures

8. Establishjobs
a. Recorder,cartdropper,andtimer
b. Rotatejobeachheight
9. Recordergathermaterials
10. Gotohallwaynearartroomwithpencil,paper,andmaterials
11. Performalltrials
a. Donotcalculatespeed
12. Oncefinishedheadbacktotheclassroomtocalculatethespeedandaveragespeed
13. Graphtheresultsasabargraphusingaveragespeeds
a. Senthomeashomework?
14. Conclusion
a. Senthomeashomework?
b. Iconcludethatwithevidence
c. Possibleerrors?
15. Discussresultsasaclass

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