One Dimensional Kinematics Notebook Labs
The following items should be in the One Dimensional Kinematics portion
of your notebook. They should be clearly organized and easy to
find. Use an organizational system and label all work. Each
lab will be graded separately.
K1. Speedometer Lab
Question:
What is the speed of my , battery-powered car?
Purpose:
To determine the speed of a , battery-powered car.
A complete lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a Data section, and a Conclusion.
The Data section should include collected data for several trials;
column headings should be labeled and units shown.
One sample calculation should be shown. Speed values for
all
the trials (except those which are obvious )
should be averaged; should
be indicated as such in the Data section (a
is a wholly scientific means of doing so). The Conclusion should
respond to the
question raised in the Purpose of the lab.
K2.
Speedometer
Cubed Lab
Question:
What
is
the speed of an object as determined by a meter stick and a stopwatch,
a ticker
tape timer and a meter stick and a motion detector?
How do the three methods of determining speed compare in
terms of their accuracy and precision?
Purpose:
To
determine
the speed of an object using three different
methods and to compare the accuracy and precision of the results of
each
method.
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, a Conclusion, and a Discussion of Results.
The Data section should
include an
organized and labeled record of the measurements resulting from each of
the
three methods of measuring speed – stopwatch and meter stick method,
ticker tape and meter stick method, and LabPro motion detector method.
Both measured and
calculated data
should be listed; work should be shown.
The Conclusion/Discussion should identify the speed values
determined
from each method. An
error
analysis should be performed; the
accuracy and precision of each method should be compared;
reasons for such
conclusions should be
explained.
K3.
Diagramming
Motion Lab
Question:
How do the
dot diagrams for different types of motion
compare to each other?
Purpose:
To
compare
and contrast the dot diagrams for three
different types of motion:
constant speed motion, slowing down motion and speeding up
motion.
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, and a Conclusion/Discussion. The Data section should
include
computer-generated dot diagrams for the three types of motion. Diagrams
should
be labeled to distinguish between which diagram corresponds to which
motion.
The Conclusion/Discussion should describe (in words) the diagrams for
each type
of motion, identifying the distinguishing characteristics of each
diagram.
K4.
Position-Time
Graphs Lab
Question:
How
can the
following types of motion be described with a
position-time graph? (moving in the positive direction versus moving in
the
negative direction; moving fast versus moving slow; moving with a
constant
speed versus moving with a gradually changing speed; speeding up versus
slowing
down; etc.)
Purpose:
To
contrast the shape and slope of the position-time graphs for the
following
types of motion:
- moving
in the + direction versus moving in the - direction
- moving
fast versus moving slow
- a
constant speed motion versus a gradually changing speed
- a
speeding up motion versus a slowing down motion
- combinations
of the above
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, and a Conclusion/Discussion. The Data section should
include one
graph for each contrasting set of two motions; axes should be labeled;
labels or color coding or
some other
method should be used to distinguish between the two motions. The
Conclusion/Discussion section should provide a thorough discussion of
the
differences in the position-time graphs for the variety of motions
under study.
K5.
Interpreting
the Slope Lab
Question:
How
does the
slope of the line on a position-time graph
compare to the speed of an object?
Purpose:
To
compare
the speed of an object to the slope of the
line on a position-time graph.
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, a Conclusion and a Discussion of Results. The Data
Section should
include the appropriate measurements, graphical display and
calculations which
are required to accomplish the purpose of the lab; all data should be
properly
labeled and organized. Work for calculations should be shown. The
Conclusion
should respond to the purpose of the lab. The Discussion of Results
section
should describe the evidence which leads to the conclusion statement;
specific
information which serves as evidence should be identified and
elaborated upon.
A percent difference calculation is shown.
K6.
Velocity-Time
Graphs Lab
Question:
How
can the
following types of motion be described with a
velocity-time graph? (moving in the positive direction versus moving in
the
negative direction; moving fast versus moving slow; moving with a
constant
speed versus moving with a gradually changing speed; speeding up versus
slowing
down; etc.)
Purpose:
To
contrast
the shape and slope of the velocity-time
graphs for the following types of motion:
- moving
in the + direction versus moving in the - direction
- moving
fast versus moving slow
- a
constant speed motion versus a gradually changing speed
- a
speeding up motion versus a slowing down motion
- moving
in the same direction versus changing directions
- combinations
of the above
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, a Conclusion and a Discussion of Results. The Data
section should
include one graph for each contrasting set of two motions; axes should
be
labeled; labels or
color coding or
some other method should be used to distinguish between the two
motions. The
Conclusion/Discussion section should provide a thorough discussion of
the
differences in the velocity-time graphs for the variety of motions
under study.
K7.
Match
That Graph Lab
Question:
What
general principles allow one to transpose a position-time graph into a
velocity-time graph (and vice versa)?
Purpose:
To
describe
the general principles which can guide the
process of transposing a position-time
graph into a velocity-time graph (and vice versa).
A
complete lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a Data section, and
a
Conclusion/Discussion of Results.
The Data section should include the provided page –
completed and
taped in. The
Conclusion/Discussion
should thoroughly describe all principles required to transpose a
position-time
graph into a velocity-time graph (and vice versa).
The discussion should be detailed and elaborate on the
principle. The
detail should be
sufficient enough to allow a novice to read and follow and be
successful at
transposing a graph.
K8.
Two-Stage
Rocket Lab
Question:
How
do you
describe the motion of a two-stage rocket?
Purpose:
To
conduct a
complete conceptual and mathematical
analysis of the motion of two-stage rocket including slope and area
calculations for the various stages and the no-fuel stage.
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, and a Conclusion/Discussion.
The Data section should include a velocity-time graph;
strategic coordinates (at the end/beginning of stages, the peak of the
trajectory and at the instant it explodes) should be listed on the
graph.
Coordinate values are used to calculate the slope and areas; work is
shown and
organized; units are listed. Results of calculations are summarized in
the
provided table. The Conclusion/Discussion
should include a summary of your analysis and a response
to the provided
post-lab questions.
K9.
Free
Fall Lab
Question:
How
can the
acceleration of a free-falling object be
described? Is it constant or changing? Is it directed upward or
downward? Is there
a magnitude that is commonly
associated with it?
Purpose:
To
describe
the acceleration of a free-falling object as
being either constant or changing;
as being directed upward, downward or both (depending on
some other
variable); and as having a particular numerical value.
A
complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, a Conclusion and a Discussion of Results. The Data
section should
include a sketch of the velocity-time graph representing the object's
motion.
Results of the slope analyses should be organized in a table; an
average of all
trials (except those which are obvious outliers) should be recorded.
Class data should be
recorded and
labeled as such. The
Conclusion
should respond to the questions raised in the Purpose of the lab. The
Discussion section should include an error analysis.
K10.
Dune
Buggy Challenge Lab
Question:
At
what
location must a moving car be located in order
for a dropped marble to land in its seat?
Purpose:
To
determine
the distance out from a drop location where
a cart must be
located in order for a dropped ball to land in the cart.
A complete
lab write-up includes a Title, a Purpose, a
Data section, and a Discussion of Results. The Data section should
include an
informative diagram of the physical situation;
measured data (or symbols for customary quantities) should
be recorded and labeled (with unit) on the diagram. An organized
solution to
the presented challenge should be shown and labeled; each step of the
solution
should be briefly annotated. The Discussion of Results should simply
identify
whether you successfully met the challenge.
In the event that you were unsuccessful, you should
identify
and discuss possible sources of error.
