MEASURING MOTION

TRIAL 1

PROCEDURE

• I measured out 5 meters in my hallway.
• I marked down a starting line and a finish line.
• I had my brother stand at the starting line. I told him to go and I started the timer.
• I repeated these steps two more times and recorded my results.

RESULTS

• I recorded his first time as 5.17 seconds, and his speed was .96 m/s
• His second time was 4.25 seconds, and his speed was 1.17 m/s
• His third time was 3.96 seconds, and his speed was 1.26 m/s
• His average speed was 1.12m/s

TRIAL 2

PROCEDURE

• I measured out 5 meters in my hallway.
• I marked down a starting line and a finish line.
• I had my brother turn on the car. I told him to go and he started the car. I started the timer.
• I repeated the steps twice more and recorded my results.

TRIAL 3

PROCEDURE

• I used the clock in my house, and I measured the second hand
• I then found the circumference of the clock.
• I converted inches to meters and found the speed

RESULTS

• The toy cars first time was 4.2 seconds and its speed was 1.19 m/s
• They toy cars second time was 4.39 seconds, and its speed was 1.13 m/s
• The third time was 4.13 seconds and its speed was 1.21 seconds.
• The average speed was 1.17 m/s

RESULTS

• The speed of the clock hand was .12 m/s