SCIENCE ACTIVITY

SHEET VII_13.2

Activity-1: To plot a distance-time graph for a battery-

operated toy car.
 Materials Provided:
• A constant-velocity car (or any battery
powered motorized car that keeps going
by
itself)
• A stopwatch
• A tape measure or ruler
• Duct tape
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 HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:
1. Place the constant velocity car in position
on a surface, with plenty of space in front of it.
2. Use the duct tape to mark the starting position of the car.
3. Put marks after every 50 cm from the starting point till 2m.
4. Put a scale at the starting point & place the car behind the scale just touching it.
5. Turn on the motorized car and release it, starting the stopwatch at the same time.
6. Stop the stopwatch when it reaches the first 50 cm mark and note down the time.
7. Repeat the experiment but this time stop the stop watch when the car reaches the 100 cm
mark and note down the time.
8. Repeat the experiment again by noting the time for covering 150cm & 200 cm respectively.
9. Now plot the distance – time graph and determine the speed of the car from the graph.
10. Also find the speed by dividing the total distance travelled by the total time taken
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 Conclusion:
When a body travels in a straight line and covers
equal distances in equal intervals of time, such a
motion is called as uniform motion.
With uniform rectilinear motion, speed of the body
does not change with a change in time and the
body’s speed remains constant as it covers equal
distances in equal time intervals.
 Activity-2: To plot a distance-time graph for a
toy car with a winding key.
Materials Provided:
• A car with a winding key
• A stopwatch
• A tape measure or ruler
• Duct tape

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Here is what you do: Repeat all steps for
activity-1
Conclusion:
The type of motion in which the object travels with a varied
speed is called Non-Uniform Motion. This means that the object
does not cover equal distances in equal time intervals.
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Questions:
• 1. Name the commonly used units of speed. Which one is a larger unit?
Ans. The commonly used units of speed are m/s and km/h.
km/h is the larger unit.
• 2. How many m/sec is equal to 2 km/h?
Ans. Do by yourself.
• 3. Name the meters that measure the speed and distance moved by a vehicle.
Ans. Speedometer measures the speed whereas odometer measures the distance
moved by a vehicle.
• 4. A car moves with a speed of 80 km/h for the first 15 minutes and with a speed of 60
km/h for the next 15 minutes. What is the total distance covered by the car?
Ans. Do by yourself.
• 5. Name an ancient time measuring device.
Ans. Sundial