MEASURING MOTION PROJECT

A DIME BEING DROPPED

The speeds I calculated after dropping the dime in the water were:
30 seconds at .08 m
46 seconds at .1 m
66 seconds at .12 m
76 seconds at .14 m

PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING SPEED:

• Firstly, I measured the water in centimeters. Then I converted the centimeters into meters for my tables.
• I dropped the dime into the water four times.
• I recorded the data and put it into two tables and a graph.

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THE RISING WATER

The speeds I calculated after filling the bathtub with water were:
91 seconds at .05 m
177 seconds at .1 m
249 seconds at .15 m

PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING SPEED:

• Firstly, I measured the bathtub and marked a piece of duck tape with each measurement.
• I filled up the bathtub to each mark and timed each mark.
• I recorded the data and put it into two tables and a graph.

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THE TIP OF HEMINGWAY'S

The speeds I calculated after watching Hemingway wag his tail were:
1.4 m in 10 seconds
4.48 m in 15 seconds
4.76 m in 20 seconds

PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING SPEED:

• Firstly, I measured Hemingway's tail from the base of the tail to the tip.
• I used the length of his tail as the reference point, where 14 cm+ 14 cm= 28 cm total per wag.
• I used a timer and counted how many times his tail wagged based on the seconds in my table.
• I repeated Step 3 two more times with different seconds.
• I created tables based on the original centimeters per second and converted into meters per second.

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