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You will be using a google sheet for each of the following to analyze the speed, acceleration and forces behind your trikes. Please open up the class set of the google sheet linked here. You will make a copy of this and plug in YOUR data.
Speed of Trike
Speed of Trike
Whether you are running a race or driving down the street, you must always be aware of your speed. Will you reach the end of the race in the fastest time? Is your vehicle going above the speed limit? Speed affects our daily life in more ways than we realize.
An object in motion has both speed and velocity. Speed is a measure of how fast something travels. Velocity is how fast something travels in a specific direction. If an object changes direction, the velocity changes even if the speed remains constant. In standard metric measurements, speed is measured as meters per second.
GOOGLE SHEET:
GOOGLE SHEET:
On the SPEED OF TRIKE tab on the google sheet, input your TIME for traveling one lap around the track.
The formula is already set, double check that the numbers crunched correctly.
Acceleration of Trike
Acceleration of Trike
Acceleration compares the change in velocity divided by the change in time. This tells you how fast an object is speeding up or slowing down. Oftentimes in races, you can look at someone's acceleration to help determine how fast they will be.
GOOGLE SHEET:
GOOGLE SHEET:
On the ACCELERATION OF TRIKE tab on the google sheet, input your SPEED for traveling one lap around the track which you calculated on the previous tab. The speed IS the velocity.
The formula is already set, double check that the numbers crunched correctly.
Force of Trike
Force of Trike
Newton's second law says that when a constant force acts on a massive body, it causes it to accelerate, i.e., to change its velocity, at a constant rate. In the simplest case, a force applied to an object at rest causes it to accelerate in the direction of the force. However, if the object is already in motion, or if this situation is viewed from a moving inertial reference frame, that body might appear to speed up, slow down, or change direction depending on the direction of the force and the directions that the object and reference frame are moving relative to each other.
GOOGLE SHEET:
GOOGLE SHEET:
On the FORCE OF TRIKE tab on the google sheet, input your Mass in pounds. If you are uncomfortable sharing your actual weight, you may input "120 lbs". This needs to be converted into Newtons in order to be used in the F=ma formula. One that is crunched, input your Mass and Acceleration into the table. Calculate how many Newtons of force you are using to go around the track.
The formula is already set, double check that the numbers are crunched correctly.
What to include on your website
What to include on your website
1.) Google sheet for EACH page of the data for yourself
2.) Journal Entry answering the following questions:
What surprised you with the data that you collected today?
Who in your group should be the final trike rider and why?
What kind of natural forces could affect these results on race day? Explain in minimum 2 sentences.
What final improvements will you make to your trike for race day?
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