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Levi Lab 2 Popper Force
Levi Lab 2 Popper Force
Mr. Keller
Zeta
Friday, Dec 16, 2022
Introduction
In Lab 2: Popper Force, our lab question was “what is the force required to lift an object
to its maximum height?” and “what can change that force?” The objective of Lab 2 was to
discover the force required to lift a popper, to its maximum height. Secondly, we aimed to
change that force in some way without modifying our procedure. In order to calculate our
results, we used a variety of equations. To calculate our velocity for each pop, we used the
2
𝑉𝑝
equation 𝑉𝑝 = 2𝑔(𝑌𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑌𝑝 , to calculate our acceleration, we used the equation 2𝑌𝑝
= 𝑎,
and to calculate our force pop we used 𝐹𝑝 = 𝑚(𝑔 + 𝑎). Using these equations, and throughout
the entire lab (including this write-up), we met multiple course domains for physics. We
communicated within a scientific framework by writing and organizing a formal lab write-up, we
designed and executed an investigation by designing experimental procedures to answer our
research objective, carefully considering potential sources of error in experimental design
Identifying, and recording manipulated, controlled, and responding variables. We used
mathematics and computational thinking by: identifying and transcribing appropriate physics
equations as they apply to a given situation, identifying and substituting values for individual
variables, and using techniques in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to solve algebraic
equations for desired variables.
Variables
● 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 0
● 𝑉𝑝 = ?
● 𝑉𝑜 = 0
● 𝑌𝑝 = 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟
● 𝑌𝑜 = 0
● 𝐴= ?
● 𝑌𝑚𝑎𝑥 = ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠
Hypothesis/Objective
Our hypothesis was that we believed we could reduce the speed of the popper by
stacking another popper on another. We believed this because by stacking another popper, we
added to the weight of the entire “popper” (if we consider every popper stacked as one popper).
We predicted that as we add more weight (more poppers), the height that the entire popper
popped would decrease. For example, we predicted that if you add another popper to the
original popper, the pop with the two stacked poppers would decrease from the original pop with
one popper. We believed this predicted trend would continue when you stack the third popper,
the fourth, and so on. Our main objective was to change the force required to lift the popper in
some way without modifying our original procedure.
Materials
Procedure
a.
Here are the three poppers
are stacked onto each other.
17. Steps 3-11 would be completed 4 more times.
Error Analysis
The most persistent error in Lab 2: Popper Force was the inconsistency of measuring how far
the popper was continuing its vertical movement. For example, when we would “edit” the video
to where exactly the popper began to fall downwards due to gravity, we could have, and most
likely did, make an error. We easily could have missed the actual measurement by a couple
centimeters or millimeters. In order to minimize this potential error, we would always double or
triple-check what measurement we got. Secondly, each member of our group would each get
our own measurements, and then we would compare each of our measurements in order to use
the most accurate one. Although we are aware of the potential errors, we trust our data to be
accurate to the centimeter.
Conclusion
In Lab 2: Popper Force, our lab question was “what is the force required to lift an object
to its maximum height?” and “what can change that force?” The objective of Lab 2: Popper
Force was to discover the force required to lift a popper, to its maximum height. Secondly, we
aimed to change that force in some way without modifying our procedure. After performing our
lab and analyzing our data, we found that the data did not support our hypothesis. Our
hypothesis was that we believed we could reduce the speed and force pop of the popper by
stacking another popper on another. The data showed that by stacking poppers (adding more
weight) did reduce the acceleration and velocity of the popper, but the force pop increased as
we added more weight. Our average force pop increased as we added more weight, and our
average velocity and acceleration decreased as we added more weight. The average force pop
1 was 0.7781886N, for force pop 2 it was 9660114N, for force pop 3, it increased to
1.21046072N.