Photogates and Hot Wheels
Given a pair of photogates and a Hot Wheels track, complete a series of runs keeping distance constant and varying the slope of the track.
Calculate the slope of the track.
For each slope do three trial runs and record acceleration. Average these runs to get one value for acceleration.
Graph Slope vs. Acceleration. Is this a linear function?
Slope (independent variable)
Acceleration (dependent variable) Trial 1
Acceleration Trial 2
Acceleration Trial 3
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