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Velocity Lab: Name: - Mr. Bexson

1. Students measured the time it took to walk set distances on a 10 meter piece of paper marked with meters. Times were recorded in a data table. 2. The data was then graphed by plotting distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. A line of best fit was drawn through the points. 3. By measuring the rise and run of the line, students calculated their walking velocity using the rise/run formula. They then discussed whether their velocity was constant and sources of error in the experiment.

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Velocity Lab: Name: - Mr. Bexson

1. Students measured the time it took to walk set distances on a 10 meter piece of paper marked with meters. Times were recorded in a data table. 2. The data was then graphed by plotting distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. A line of best fit was drawn through the points. 3. By measuring the rise and run of the line, students calculated their walking velocity using the rise/run formula. They then discussed whether their velocity was constant and sources of error in the experiment.

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Name: _________________________________

Mr. Bexson

Velocity Lab
Procedure:
1. Take a long piece of paper (10 meters) and lay it flat on the ground.
Take a meter stick and mark down every meter on the paper (start at
one end of the paper, this will be 0.0m. Then, take the meter stick and
measure 1.0m. Mark it down on the paper. Do the same for 2 meters, 3
meters etc.).
2. Once your meters are all marked up to 10 meters, grab a stopwatch.
Get each person to walk across the paper (at a slow enough pace so
the ones with the stopwatch can record you) taking approximate times
whenever the person hits the meter line. Record your times in the data
table below. NOTE: Admittedly, your walking might look a little funny,
dont let this speed you up! You must walk at a CONSTANT speed for
this to work.
3. Once you have all the times written down for each person, you are
ready to start the actual work below Turn your data in the table into a
beautiful graph by plotting your points! Here are the steps to do this.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Label the y-axis as the distance


Label the x-axis as time
Plot your points
Create a line of best fit between all of the points. It has to be
straight, use a ruler!!

Data:
d (m)
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0

Graph:
t (s)

Name: _________________________________

Mr. Bexson

Analysis:
1. Create the rise/run
triangle on your graph
(make sure the triangle
is square!)
2. Measure the rise and
the run. Calculate the
velocity of your walking
using these
measurements.

Discussion:
Think: Was your velocity constant? What would the graph have to look like
for it to be constant?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
There are always sources of error in experimentation. Where were the
sources of error in this experiment? Where and why did your measurements
become imperfect (i.e. why is every point not on the line of best fit?)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion:
How fast were you walking in m/s? In km/h? What would this compare to in
real life?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________

Mr. Bexson

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