Which surfaces is the quickest speed for a mini segway?

Question- Which surface is the quickest for a Mini Segway?

Hypothesis- In this experiment I think the quickest surface will be the

Procedure

1. Chose different types of surface to ride my segway on.

2. Measure out 10 feet and make a start/finish line and a turn around line.

3. I will ride my segway on the surface 10 feet and turn around and ride back 10 feet using the same amount of pressure..

4. I will try it 5 times on each surface and record how fast I went.

5.Then out of all the 5 times I would find the average of all of the times.

6. Then I will repeat this process again on every surface.

What is a Mini Segway?-This is a new device which can change the way of walking. It is controlled by pressure ith your feet so if you put pressure so if you put pressure forward you go forward, if you put pressure backwards you will go backwards.

Conclusion- In conclusion, I discovered that the thin rug was the fastest floor surface that I rode my mini Segway on because it had the quickest time of 3.4 seconds. My hypothesis was correct because I predicted that the thin carpet surface would be the quickest. I believe that this experiment was accurate because I repeated the same test on all of the floor surfaces 5 times. Then I took the average of each one to find the quickest surface. I also rode it the same way each time with no sneakers. I went the fastest I could for each test. To improve this experiment I could have rode my mini segway straight 20 feet so I could pick up speed. I could have also practiced on each surface so that I would have the same comfort level for each one. Overall, my experiment was a success because it showed me which floor surface I could go the fastest on and which one would slow me down.

Abstract- I wanted to examine which floor surface would make my mini segway go the quickest when I rode it. I tested the mini segway on thick carpet, tile, wood, sidewalk, thin carpet, finished coat asphalt (smooth), base coat asphalt (rough), and smooth finished concrete (garage floor). I wanted to test this because I like to ride my mini segway and I am interested in it. My hypothesis was that the thin carpet surface would be the quickest because it is really smooth and the tires go across it the easiest.

The first step in my experiment was getting all of the materials needed to conduct my test. I got my mini segway which I made sure was completely charged, a measuring tape, a string that I measured to show 10 feet (I used this incase I forgot the measuring tape), a piece of chalk, 2 sneakers (to show starting and finishing line if chalk could not be used), a timer or stopwatch (I used my phone timer), and surfaces that I would be using. First I measured out 10 feet on a thick carpet (which was in my living room). Then I had someone use my phone to time me. I got on my mini segway with no shoes on and started at the start line and went up 10 feet to the turn around spot and came back 10 feet to the finish line. They stopped the timer and I recorded my time using seconds. I repeated this test on this surface four more times (a total of 5 tests). After I had the five totals, I averaged them together to have one time for the thick carpet. I continued the same procedure for the remaining surfaces which were tile, wood, sidewalk, thin carpet, finished coat asphalt (smooth), base coat asphalt (rough), and smooth finished concrete (garage floor).

The data showed that the thin carpet surface was the fastest surface that my mini segway rode on. The average time for the thin carpet surface was 3.4 seconds. The next quickest time average was the smooth finished concrete (garage floor) at 3.9 seconds. The thick carpet was the next fastest surface which averaged at 4.2 seconds. Close behind that was the average of the finished coat smooth asphalt at 4.4 seconds. The tile’s average time was 4.7 seconds. In at 4.9 seconds was the surface of the sidewalk. At a slower rate was the wood which the average was 5 seconds. The slowest surface that I rode my mini segway on was the base coat asphalt (rough) which averaged at 5.3 seconds. The numbers were close, but there was a 1.9 difference in the fastest to slowest times.

I learned that the thin rug was the fastest surface that I rode my mini segway on. My hypothesis was correct because the thin rug was the fastest surface that I rode on. My results are accurate because I rode my mini segway the same amount of times on each surface and rode the same distance of 20 feet. All experiments were done with my shoes off and turning around after 10 feet. To improve this experiment you can do it one way up 20 feet so you can pick up speed. It would help to have the same comfort level on each service as well. Overall, my experiment was a success.