Product Summary
The Smart Cart Motor is a motor-driven wheel that attaches to the Smart Cart to make it go at a constant velocity, forwards or backwards. In PASCO Capstone or SPARKvue, you can control the motor remotely through its wired connection to the Smart Cart by setting the power on a scale of -100 to +100%.
The Smart Cart Motor can be programmed in Blockly in PASCO Capstone or SPARKvue to execute movements based on sensor measurements. For instance, the Motor can be programmed to decrease in velocity as the position of the Smart Cart increases. You can program the Smart Cart to follow equations of motion and graph the real-time motion on a plot of the theoretical equation of motion.
What's Included
- 1x Smart Cart Motor
- 1x Smart Cart Connector Cable
- 1x USB Charging Cable
Software Required
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Smart Cart Motor.
Visit PASCO's Experiment Library to view more activities.
College • High School / Physics
The purpose of this lab is to study motion relative to a moving reference frame. The velocity of a Smart Cart as measured by the cart's motion sensor is not the same as the velocity measured by the Motion Sensor mounted on a second...
College • High School / Earth Science • Physics
Students model earthquake P and S waves using Smart Carts connected to a Smart Cart Motor. They measure the known speed of the carts and the difference in their arrival time to determine the distance to the earthquake epicenter.
High School / Physics • STEM
Students create Blockly code that controls a wireless light source and Smart cart Motor based on inputs from a light sensor and a position sensor. A successful code will mimic the playground game "Red Light/Green Light.
College • High School / Physics
In this activity, students use a Smart Cart Motor attached to a Smart Cart to investigate the differences and relationship between average velocity and instantaneous velocity. The motor is used to move the cart at a constant velocity,...
College • High School / Physics
Students collect data of the speed of a Smart cart powered by a Smart Cart Motor as a function of the power setting. They use the data to create an equation that allows them to predict the speed for any power setting. They predict...
College • High School / Physics
Students will use a Smart Cart with a Smart Cart Motor and friction block to measure the force of kinetic friction at various constant speeds. They will use the data to evaluate the assumption that speed does not affect the friction...
