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Speed and Motion Investigation
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Speed and Motion Investigation
🏎️ Part 1: Understanding Speed
1. What is the formula for calculating speed?
Speed = Distance × Time
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Speed = Time ÷ Distance
Speed = Distance + Time
2. If a toy car travels 3 metres in 2 seconds, what is its speed?
Answer: _____________ metres per second
3. Which factors might affect how fast an object rolls down a ramp? (Tick all that apply)
Height of the ramp
Type of surface at the bottom
Weight of the object
Shape of the object
Colour of the object
📊 Part 2: Recording Your Investigation
4. Complete this data table with your experimental results:
Trial 1 Time: _______ seconds
Trial 2 Time: _______ seconds
Trial 3 Time: _______ seconds
Average Time: _______ seconds
Distance Travelled: _______ metres
Calculated Speed: _______ metres per second
5. Show your speed calculation here:
6. What happened when you changed the height of your ramp?
7. How did different surfaces affect your object's motion?
🔬 Part 3: Energy and Forces
8. At the top of the ramp, your object has _____________ energy. As it rolls down, this changes to _____________ energy.
9. What force slows down your object as it moves along the floor?
Gravity
Friction
Magnetism
Air pressure
10. Explain how energy is transformed in this investigation, from start to finish:
1. At the top of the ramp: _________________________________
2. Rolling down the ramp: _________________________________
3. Moving along the floor: ________________________________
4. When it stops: ________________________________________
11. Based on your results, write one conclusion about the relationship between ramp height and speed:
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