Showing 39 experiments that use the Smart Cart (Red).
Conservation of Momentum
Students use two Smart Carts and a dynamics system to demonstrate that linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in an elastic collision,...
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Work and Kinetic Energy
Students use a Smart Cart and dynamics system to investigate the relationship between the change in kinetic energy of an object experiencing...
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Students use a Smart Cart and dynamics system to explore how the kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, and total mechanical energy...
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Coefficients of Friction
Students use a Smart Cart to determine the static and kinetic friction coefficients between two contacting surfaces.
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Newton's Second Law
Students use a Smart Cart to determine the relationship between a system’s mass, acceleration, and the net force being applied to the system.
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Graphical Analysis: Motion
Students measure the position and velocity of a cart on a track to determine the graphical relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration...
Source: Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual
Buoyant Force
Students use the Smart Cart force sensor to measure the buoyant force on a metal cylinder lowered into a fluid and then determine the relationship...
Source: Advanced Physics 2 Lab Manual
Change in Kinetic Energy
Students measure the force from the Smart Fan, then investigate the relationship between the change in kinetic energy and the distance traveled....
Graphical Analysis: Motion
In this lab, students use a motion sensor to measure the position and velocity of a cart on a track to determine the graphical relationship between...
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