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Showing 10 experiments that use the Basic Smart Cart Metal Track 1.2 m System.
Speed and Velocity Graphs
Use a Smart Cart to perform a conceptual exploration of graphs of speed versus velocity.
Momentum and Impulse
How is the impulse imparted to an object in a collision related to the change in momentum of the object? Investigate the relationship between the change...
Momentum and Explosions
How is the total momentum of a two-object system affected by an explosion? Experimentally determine if linear momentum is conserved in a system that experiences...
Graphing Motion
How is the shape of an object’s position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graph related to its motion? Experimentally determine the relationships...
Conservation of Momentum
How is the momentum and kinetic energy of a two-object system affected by a collision? Experimentally demonstrate that linear momentum and kinetic energy...
Average Speed and Velocity
Use a Smart Cart to graph position versus time. Use the data to compare average speed and velocity to instantaneous velocity.
Force
In this activity, students will use motion and force sensors to analyze the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration.
Impact Force
In this activity, students will use force sensors to measure forces produced during a collision. Then, they'll use their data to determine the best material...
Momentum
In this activity, students will measure and compare changes in momentum for an object during elastic and inelastic collisions.
Peak Force
In this lab, students will observe the magnitude and consistency of the force required to cause structural failure.
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