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The Laws of Motion: Physics Experiment Project Lab Report

This physics lab report describes an experiment to demonstrate Newton's three laws of motion using a model with three stations: an upper station where toy cars start at rest, an inclined station where springs apply a small force to send the cars down, and a lower station where the cars meet and demonstrate elastic collision. Data was collected on the speed and momentum of the toy cars. The results showed that mass did not affect speed but did affect momentum, and speed increased with distance due to gravitational acceleration. The project helped apply physics concepts to bridge design.

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The Laws of Motion: Physics Experiment Project Lab Report

This physics lab report describes an experiment to demonstrate Newton's three laws of motion using a model with three stations: an upper station where toy cars start at rest, an inclined station where springs apply a small force to send the cars down, and a lower station where the cars meet and demonstrate elastic collision. Data was collected on the speed and momentum of the toy cars. The results showed that mass did not affect speed but did affect momentum, and speed increased with distance due to gravitational acceleration. The project helped apply physics concepts to bridge design.

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PHYSICS EXPERIMENT PROJECT LAB REPORT

The Laws of
Motion

1108
JIRACHOT TAKUNPAI                 5961036
KULLATHAT YINGTAVORNKUL 5961005
TANYATORN SAHAPITAKSIN     5961201
SAROCHA WUTTIPONG              5961096
Objective

Understand three concepts from


Newton’s Law of Motion: First, Second
and Third

To see how the laws connect to


momentum, potential energy, kinetic
energy and linear motion

To know how to build the model which


need to connect with the concepts

Learn how it can affect the bridge


construction in real life
Background

This project is doing under the purpose of the final


project in Physics class. From that, we had chosen
the topics of Newton's Laws of Motions, where
includes all First, Second and Third law. Because
we want to demonstrate how an object moves to
and fro in different kinds of situation. That we
chose to build the incline model because it helps
us to include all three concepts, from different
stations on the model.
In here, we will demonstrate further information
into it such as Linear Motion, Kinetic Energy,
Potential Energy or Momentum that are related to
Newton's Laws of Motions.
Introduction

The concept of Newton’s first law describes that


object at rest tends to stay at rest.  Unless
unbalanced force acted upon it. This law is the
law of inertia which is the tendency of an object to
resist changes in its state of motion. The object
has more mass, then it has more inertia. Force is a
push or pulls to the object. We can mention that
Force has two types which are a balanced force
and unbalanced force. If the force on an object is
equal and opposite, it is balanced. On the other
habs, if not, it is unbalanced and motion of object
changes. This situation leads to the next law
which is Newton’s second law. This law is the law
of acceleration. Acceleration is a measurement of
how quickly an object is changing the speed.
Acceleration depends on two factors which are
mass of the object, and the net force acting on the
object. The net force is the sum of total and
direction of all forces acting on the object.
Introduction

Newton’s third law is known as the action is an


equal reaction. The amount of force from the first
object that acts to the second object is equal to
the force of the second object that reaction to the
first subject back. However, the difference
between this two things is the direction. The
potential energy is energy that stored in the
position that has objected. The amount of
potential energy is due to gravity. The kinetic
energy is energy in motion which is caused by
moving object. When the object is moving, the
kinetic energy has existed. When object stays at
rest, the potential energy will be the max and the
kinetic energy will be zero. But when the object
starts moving, the potential energy will be
decreased and the kinetic energy will be
increased. Momentum is stated that the property
of moving things.
Materials

Woodsheets

2 toy cars

4 metal springs

Cutter

Glue

Spray
Set up
Physics Concepts

Potential/ energy at the top before released


the car
Force will be applied through spring to push
the car
Kinetic energy works with moving car; with
gravity involves in order to drag the car down
the linear steady without external force is being
applied to the moving car
Elastic (equals force) that react from pumping
two cars together and as well because of the
equal sizes in both subjects
Newton’s First Law of Motion Concepts
Newton’s Second Law of Motion Concepts
Newton’s Third Law of Motion Concepts: Elastic
Potential Energy/Kinetic
Energy/Momentum/Linear Motion
Designs

Decide that we are going to do this experiment


about all of Newton’s Law, potential, and kinetic
energy, and elastic.
The model has 3 stations:
- Upper station, where the toy cars will stay at rest
- Incline station, add small force by pulling attached
equal-sized spring behind the toy cars to go down
the incline
- Lower station, where the toy cars meet each other
and demonstrate the elastic in Newton’s Third Law
of motion 
Prepare materials for the experiment: wood sheets,
cardboards, toy cars, springs, cutter/knife
Measure the wood sheets for the car roads and
support sides
Outline the measurement to cut down the wood
sheets, then build up into the model
Try the product to see the progress of the
experiment, and to see if there are improvement to
make.
Model Data

We made two different incline model in 45


degrees
The length is 57.5 cm
The height is 32.5 cm
The width is 12.5 cm
Analysis & Data

Mass of the vehicle doesn’t matter. Because it was


due to the pull of gravitational force down the incline
The more longer the distance, the larger the velocity
of moving down the incline vehicle; because it takes
time to build up more force to the car.
Analysis & Data
Analysis & Data

From the data above, it is clear to say that


the mass is not affected on the speed of the
toy car. Moreover, the speed increases as
we increase the distance of running down
the incline. This is due to the gravitational
force pulling down towards the centre. From
that, we can clearly see the velocity of toy
car which decreases as we change the
station. However, the mass does affect the
momentum that showing the larger the
mass, the faster the toy car is. It is shown
that Car B has moved faster than Car A. In
addition, it also affected on the force of two
toy cars that the highest station has always
got the largest force and momentum,
including Car A in 1st Station and Car B in 1st
Station. 
Conclusion

Throughout the experiment, we have changed our


experiment ideas over the time, that at first we only
focus Newton's Laws of Motions. However, while
working on the experiment, we had decided to link
them to other topics that could explain the building
structure of different bridges in real life. That we
had understood how the bridge should not build
steeply, which from what we observed in the
experiment, can tell the steeper and longer the
distance, it will increase the acceleration to the car.
From that, this will produce more uncontrollable on
the wheel for riders, which leads to increase more
car accidents at the bottom of the bridge. Apart
from learning how it can apply to real life, we have
give some time to review the old knowledge from
class in order to deliver this project as a final
project. 
Recommendation

The connection between the road could


have reduce the speed, need to make a
long road all the way to another stop

Real-life bridge or crossover highway


should have a specific calculation for
the vehicles, reduce the acceleration of
different types of the car

Should have use identical toy cars; to


have same mass, structure and features
Worklog

24.04.2018
Thoughts on how the car works in an efficiency ways
Add general ideas that may included in the experiment
bring (plan to) materials on for the next class
Find out some research on how to make station
How to do the whole project
Coming out to the final ideas.

02.05.2018
June: Work on Objective, Discuss on how to write
background/ information
Bam: Discuss for design in lab report
Ice: Measure out the cardboards
Print: Cut out the cardboards

07.05.2018
Ice + Print: Build model
June + Bam: Start with introduction, background and lab
report design
09.05.2018
Continue with the works from 07.05.2018
Worklog

15.05.2018
June + Bam: Work on report layout, add more objectives,
edit the design section
Ice + Print: Construct the model

23.05.2018
New ideas => new measurement
Cut out more materials for experiment

28.05.2018
Spray color on model
Experiment
Recording
Add information to the lab report

29.05.2018
Work on the poster 
Finalise the lab report
Finalise the powerpoint
Divide the roles for presentation
Final check for the whole project
References

THANK YOU TO
Ms. Susana
Physics book
Friends from 1108

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