Find your partner and get to work the lab! You may use or get data for each car from the previous lab, or make new measurements.
Learning Goal: To be able to describe concepts of distance, displacement, speed and velocity in qualitative, quantitative and graphical means.
Today: Collision Investigation Challenge!
- You will work with a partner to develop a way to predict where two battery-powered cars will collide if they are separated by a distance of 2m, and released from opposite ends of the distance at different speeds (1 batt vs. 2). You will collect data, then make and test your predictions.
- Once you are confident in your prediction, you will mark the collision point with a piece of tape. You must show calculations and graphs supporting you prediction on a whiteboard BEFORE testing your prediction. This is for a formative assessment grade. The grade will be marked NHI until your prediction matches the results.
- There will be 3 separate collision stations set up. You may collaborate with other groups on the initial data collection, but the calculations and predictions must be between you and your partner.
Assignment:
- Wed 9/6: Quiz 2.1 (Covering all material so far)
- Due Thurs 9/7: Practice 2.3
- Due Mon. 9/11: Practice 2.4
- Syllabus and Safety Contract. Submit Google Form - students, parents.
- Complete this online activity (approx 15 min)