Tuesday August 18th: Hot Wheel Lab; Finding Acceleration

Today we began our hot wheels acceleration lab, in which groups chose 5 distances to time as the car raced by. We measured the velocities of each distance and calculated the percent error. Each group graphed a Position V. Time graph and found 3 tangent lines in order to create a Velocity V. Time graph. From there, we found the acceleration of the race car at the various distances. We will finish the lab on Wednesday, Aug. 19th.