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Science 9: 9 - Neon Activity 1: Roll, Roll, and Away!

The document is a science lab activity on rolling an object down an inclined plane. Students will measure the time it takes a tin can to travel distances of 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200 cm down the plane. They will record the times over three trials and graph distance vs. time and distance vs. time squared. From the graphs, they will determine the relationship between distance and time, calculate the acceleration from the slope of the distance-time squared graph, and describe what the graphs suggest about the motion.

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Science 9: 9 - Neon Activity 1: Roll, Roll, and Away!

The document is a science lab activity on rolling an object down an inclined plane. Students will measure the time it takes a tin can to travel distances of 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200 cm down the plane. They will record the times over three trials and graph distance vs. time and distance vs. time squared. From the graphs, they will determine the relationship between distance and time, calculate the acceleration from the slope of the distance-time squared graph, and describe what the graphs suggest about the motion.

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Apolonio,Romesor

Gabin,Jerub
Baty, Kurt
Science 9 February __ , 2018

Sahoy,Ryan

9 - Neon 4th Quarter Score:

Activity 1: Roll, roll, and away!

I. Objective:
 Record the time for the tin can to travel a given distance;
 Calculate the acceleration of the can rolling down an inclined
plane, given a distance vs. time and distance vs. time2 graph
of its motion; and
 Describe the motion of an object given a distance vs. time or a
distance vs. time2 graph.

II. Materials:
 Board/plank (at least 200 cm long)
 Timing device (stopwatch)
 Tin can
 Stack of books
 Protractor

III. Procedure:
 Set up an inclined plane by putting one end of the plane on top
of a stack of books.
Mark the plane for every 40 cm and label these as 40 cm, 80
cm, 120 cm, and so
On, starting from the lowest end.
 Measure the base and the height and calculate the angle of
inclination. Use the Formula , Ɵ = tan-1(height / base)
 Roll the tin can from each labeled point starting with the 40 cm
mark. Start the timer as the tin can is released, and stop the
timer when the tin can reaches the bottom of the inclined
plane.
 Ask your partner to record the time (t) taken by the tin can to
travel each distance (d) down the plane. Perform three trials
from each mark. Use the table below for your data.
 Graph d vs. t and then d vs. t2.
IV. Data and Observation:

Distance, Time, t(s) Time2,


d(cm) T2(s2)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
Average
40 2 0.51 1.55 1.35 1.82
80 2.79 2.68 2.54 2.67 7.12

120 3.33 2.51 2.90 2.91 8.46

160 4.45 2.72 3.21 3.46 11.97

200 4.75 4.13 4.53 4.47 19.98

Angle of inclination:

Observation:

V. Question and Answer:

1. How will you describe the graphs of:


a) Distance vs. time?

b) Distance vs. time2?

2. What is the relationship between distance and time of


travel of the rolling can?

3. What is the slope of d – t2 graph? What quantity does the


slope of d – t2 graph represent? (Refer to the unit of the
slope)

4. What do the graphs of distance vs. time and distance vs.


time2 suggest?
VI. Generalization:

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