Drive a Nail Investigation

You will design and carry out an investigation to determine the effect of height and mass on the energy transferred to a falling object. [The investigation will follow the guidelines in the Drive A Nail Lesson]

First, watch Bill Nye Gravity (season 1, episode 6) and complete page 1 of the Drive a Nail Investigation.

Complete page 2 (hypothesis, materials, and procedure without a data table) of the Drive a Nail Investigation

Then carry out your investigation and record your data in the table on page 3 of the Drive a Nail Investigation.

Then complete page 4 (graph, conclusion and reflection) of the Drive a Nail Investigation