Showing 55 experiments that use the Smart Cart (Red).
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 a non-zero...
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 of a cart/earth...
Coefficients of Friction
Students use a Smart Cart to determine the static and kinetic friction coefficients between two contacting surfaces.
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.
Graphing Motion
Students measure the position and velocity of a cart on a track to determine the relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration versus time...
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 between...
Graphs of Motion
What do graphs of motion look like? The Smart Cart is a device that displays its motion—position, velocity, and acceleration—on your computer in real-time...
Acceleration on a Ramp
What is acceleration and how does it relate to speed and velocity? A car rolling down a ramp accelerates. A car given an initial velocity up a ramp accelerates...
Newton's Second Law
How is an object’s acceleration related to the net force acting on the object? When the forces acting on an object are unbalanced, the object accelerates....
A Model for Accelerated Motion
How can a velocity versus time graph be used to determine displacement? An object’s position changes as it accelerates.
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