LAB REPORT: KINEMATICS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW Laboratory reports are an essential component of a physics education.

INSTRUCTIONS Download this document and record the results for each table. Activities 1-3 are to be performed for this exercise. All photos, data tables, and discussion must be submitted within a single 1-2- page Word document.

Activity 1 Submit a photo of the final graph of data table given in Activity 1 labeled with your name and the date.

Activity 2 Record time at various positions below in Activity 2, Table 1 per the details in Activity 2 laboratory exercise instructions. Graph the points from Activity 2 Table 1 and draw a line of best fit and determine the slope of the line. Graph paper is included below or is available by printing from the laboratory exercise instructions. This is the speed of the car. Submit a photo of the graph and your work to determine the speed of the car.

\fData Table 3 Time (s) Average time (s) Average Time 2 (s?) Distance (m) Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.1 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = 0.2 Trial 2 = Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.3 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.4 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.5 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.6 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.7 Trial 3 = Trial 1 = Trial 2 = 0.8 Trial 3 =