🔬 Part 1: Predictions and Planning

1. Before starting the experiment, predict which object will travel the furthest distance. Circle your choice:

Toy car

Marble

Ball

Eraser

2. Explain your prediction. Why do you think this object will travel the furthest?

3. What forces will affect how far the objects travel? Check all that apply:

Gravity

Friction

Air resistance

Weight of object

Shape of object

📏 Part 2: Data Recording

4. Record your measurements for each object. Remember to measure from the base of the ramp to where the object stops.

Object 1: Toy Car

Trial 1: _______ cm Trial 2: _______ cm Trial 3: _______ cm

Average distance: _______ cm

Object 2: Marble

Trial 1: _______ cm Trial 2: _______ cm Trial 3: _______ cm

Average distance: _______ cm

Object 3: Ball

Trial 1: _______ cm Trial 2: _______ cm Trial 3: _______ cm

Average distance: _______ cm

Object 4: Eraser

Trial 1: _______ cm Trial 2: _______ cm Trial 3: _______ cm

Average distance: _______ cm

5. Show your working for calculating one of the averages:

📊 Part 3: Data Analysis

6. Create a bar graph of your results in the space below. Remember to include a title, label your axes, and use an appropriate scale.

7. Which object travelled the furthest distance?

8. Which object travelled the shortest distance?

9. Was your prediction correct? Circle one:

Yes, my prediction was correct

No, my prediction was incorrect

🤔 Part 4: Scientific Explanation

10. Explain why you think some objects travelled further than others. Use scientific vocabulary such as friction, gravity, weight, and shape in your explanation.

11. Match each factor with how it affects the distance an object travels:

1. High friction

2. Low friction

3. Heavier object

4. Lighter object

A. May travel further due to momentum

B. Object travels further

C. Object stops sooner

D. May stop sooner due to less momentum

12. If you could change one thing about this experiment to make objects travel even further, what would it be and why?

🔍 Part 5: Extension Questions

13. Convert your longest distance measurement from centimetres to metres:

_______ cm = _______ m

14. If you increased the angle of the ramp, predict what would happen to the distances. Explain your reasoning.

15. List three real-world examples where understanding ramps and distance is important:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

Ramp Distance Measurement Experiment

Ramp Distance Measurement Experiment

🔬 Part 1: Predictions and Planning

📏 Part 2: Data Recording

📊 Part 3: Data Analysis

🤔 Part 4: Scientific Explanation

🔍 Part 5: Extension Questions

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