Consider today's lab.
- What errors are possible in this lab? How will you minimize them?
- How will you reduce any potential losses of energy?
Learning Goal: Understand what energy is, and its relationship to work.
Today: Hot Wheels Energy
- Given: Hot Wheels car, track, timing devices, rulers
- Find: Predict the speed of the car at the bottom of the track, using CoE. Then confirm it with direct measurements of the speed.
- You have to show me how you will be making your prediction (i.e. your Energy Inventory) BEFORE you get any equipment.
Assignment:
- Energy Unit Assignment Sheet
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- Due 3/8: Packet pp. 7-8
- Due 3/10: Packet pp. 9-10
- Find time to finish packet work