ACTIVITY 5.2.

How fast do you run?

I. Objective

After this activity, you should be able to:

1. measure how fast do you run and

2. demonstrate teamwork in gathering data.

II. Materials:

 1 stopwatch or wristwatch
 meterstick
 short wooden stick
 2 big stones or any markers
 ash, sawdust, or powdered chalk

III. Procedure:

A Each team has a watcher, a timekeeper with a watch, and a recorder with a
notebook and pen.

1. Each team places two stones (or any marker) 20 m apart. One member of
each team draws a straight line from one stone to the other by using ash,
sawdust, or powdered chalk if teams are playing on grass; if on ground use
a stick.

2. The recorder makes a table similar to Table 5.2.2. The recorder places as
many rows as there are runners in the team.

3. The members of each team position themselves at the starting point and
wait until the teacher gives the signal.

4. When the teacher gives the signal, the first runner of each team runs along a
straight line from stone 1 to stone 2. The runner steps on stone 2, turns
about, and runs along the line back to stone 1. As soon as the first runner
starts to run, the watcher calls out “READ,” and the timekeeper notes the
time.

5. As the runner returns and steps on stone 1, he or she gives the stick to the
next runner. At the same time, the watcher calls out “READ.” the
timekeeper notes the time and the recorder records it on his or her table.

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 (the recorded time is the time it takes a runner to go from stone 1 to stone 2
and back to stone 1.)

6. As soon as the next runner receives the stick, he or she repeats what the first
runner has done. The timekeeper, the watcher, and the recorder repeat
what they have done as accurately as they can.

7. Continue playing until all of the runners have their turn. when the game is
finished, the recorder of each team writes the data on the blackboard.

IV. Data and Results:

Team _____
Total distance traveled by each runner = 40 m
Time to Average
Runner travel 40 m speed (m/s)
(s)
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2.
3.
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8.
9.
10.

V. Analysis

1. Copy the tables and label your tables.

2. (a) Which is the winning team? (b) Support your answer using the data in
the tables.
3. (a) Can you tell by observation who runs fastest in your team based on the
data gathered by the different watchers, timekeepers, and recorders?
(b) Is your observation the same as that of your classmates?
(c) Why do you use a watch and not just observe who runs faster?

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