Stairs Lab

Essential Question A: How does time affect the amount of work performed on an object?

Independent Variable A:

Dependent Variable A:

Hypothesis A:

Essential Question B: How does time affect the amount of power generated by a working object?

Independent Variable B:

Dependent Variable B:

Hypothesis B:

Equation A: Work =( Force ) ( Distance ) Work unit is Joules (J)

Work
Equation B: Power= Power unit is Joules/second (J/s) or Watts (W)
Time

Data
Attempt Force (N) Distance (m) Time (s)
Slow 2.70

Medium 2.70

Fast 2.70

Work Calculations (Must Show Work!)

EXAMPLE: work=(840N)(2.70m) = 2268 J

Slow:

Medium:
 Fast:

Power Calculations (Must Show Work!)

EXAMPLE: Power = (2268 Joules) = 144 J/s or W

(15.75 s)

Slow:

Medium:

Fast:

Graph
power-time
Power (watts)

0 0

Time (s)

Claim and Evidence

Claim A:

Data Table Evidence A:

Claim B:

Data Table Evidence B:

Graph Evidence B: