Science | Lab Report | Motion and Forces

Becky Penny 11/14/2022

Lab Report
Motion and Forces
It’s time to complete your Lab Report. Save the lab to your computer with the correct unit number, lab name, and
your name at the end of the file name (e.g., U4_ Lab_MotionAndForces_Alice_Jones.doc).

Introduction
1. What was the purpose of the experiment?

Type your answer here: The purpose of the experiment was to learn more about how force affects

motion and also how motion can be affected by mass.

2. What were the independent, dependent, and control variables in your investigation? Describe the
variables for each part of the experiment.

Type your answer here: The dependent variable is the time value in each case. The control variable was

the motion, and the independent variable was the force.

3. Write a hypothesis based on observations and scientific principles.

Type your answer here: If the forces are balanced, the object will not move.

Experimental Methods
1. What tools did you use to collect your data?

Type your answer here: My science notebook was used to record my findings.

2. Write your procedure. List each step so that another student could follow the procedure and repeat your
experiment.

Type your answer here: The procedure I followed was the one given to me.

Data and Observations

1. Record your observations.

Type your answer here: The forces that were applied affect the motion of the object.

Conclusions
1. What conclusions can you draw about how the sum of forces acting on an object affect its motion? Write an
evidence-based claim.

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Type your answer here: if the forces act on each side equally it will not move. If they act on it unequally

it will move in the direction with the lesser force.

2. Which mass, A, B, or C, was the greatest? Use the observations from your experiment and your
knowledge of Newton’s laws of motion to write an evidence-based claim.

Type your answer here: “a” had the greatest mass, the speed was affected by the large mass which made

it go slower than the others.

3. Make a model that shows the forces acting on two blocks on a flat, frictionless surface:
a. A 1 N block at rest
b. A 1 N block with 2 N of force applied in one horizontal direction
Include arrows to represent the forces and labels to indicate the magnitude of each force. Use your model to
compare and explain the motion of each block.

Type your answer here:

2n

1n 1n

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