Acceleration lab

1
Acceleration lab

• Rolling a ball down an inclined ramp

2
Setting up the lab

• Set up a ramp
• Measure and divide the ramp into 4 equal
  intervals
• Roll a ball down the ramp from the same starting
  point at the top for EACH Trial

3
Taking Data

• Time the ball as it travels through the first
  interval with a stop watch (do this at least 3
  times after you get consistent timings and
  record.
• Time the ball as it travels through the 2nd
  interval and record.
• Time ball through 3rd
• Time ball through 4th.

4
Data Analysis

• Create a data table
• Average the times for each interval
• Use the average time to determine speed of the
  ball through each interval
• __m / __s ___m/s

5
Graph and Present your Data

• Title
• Label Each Axis
• Scale Each Axis
• Plot Data
• Connect Data Points
• Include measurement units where applicable