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Atwood's Machine
In a study of an Atwood’s Machine apparatus, a photogate is used to measure the velocity of both hanging masses as one moves up and the other...
External Force and Newton's Laws
The external force exerted by the hand through the elastic band causes the system of two carts to accelerate. The carts’ sensors are used to...
Newton's Third Law
In this lab, two Smart Carts exert forces on each other in a variety of situations. Each Smart Cart’s force sensor measures the force acting...
Inertia and Newton's Second Law
When you shake an object back and forth, you feel a “resistance” to the acceleration you are causing. We commonly refer to this as the “inertia”...
Force and Acceleration
A Smart Cart is accelerated by the tension in a string that goes over a pulley and has mass hanging at its other end. The Smart Cart’s sensors...
Newton's Second Law
The acceleration of a Smart Cart with Smart Fan Accessory is measured for varying forces, while keeping the mass constant. The Smart Fan is used...
Newton's First Law
The purpose of this experiment is to determine how external forces influence the motion of a Smart Cart, either by itself, or together with a...
Projectile Range vs. Launch Angle
Students use a Mini Launcher to measure the range of a projectile on a horizontal surface for various angles. The average range is calculated...
Acceleration on an Inclinded Track
The purpose of this lab is to study the relationships between position, velocity and acceleration for a Smart Cart moving up and then down an...
Freefall of a Picket Fence
A picket fence is dropped through a photogate and the slope of the graph of average velocity versus time gives the acceleration of the falling...
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