Speed and Motion Challenge LAB

Slinky Challenge

• 1. Place the slinky on the floor or counter…• 2. Have a person at each end• 3. Pull the slinky apart about 3 meters• 4. Make one wave, use a stop watch to find how long it

takes the slinky to go back and forth once• 5. Double the distance in meters (**DOCUMENT THE

DISTANCE IN TABLE)• 6. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 7. DO three trials!!!!• 8. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Slinky Challenge

• 1. Place the slinky on the floor or counter…• 2. Have a person at each end• 3. Pull the slinky apart about 3 meters• 4. Make one wave, use a stop watch to find how

long it takes the slinky to go back and forth once• 5. Double the distance in meters (**DOCUMENT

THE DISTANCE IN TABLE)• 6. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 7. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Dominoes Challenge

• 1. Line up 20 dominoes, about 1 cm apart• 2. Measure the total distance of your domino

set• 3. Measure the time its takes all dominoes to

fall• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Dominoes Challenge

• 1. Line up 20 dominoes, about 1 cm apart• 2. Measure the total distance of your domino set• 3. Measure the time its takes all dominoes to fall• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Complete 3 trials• 7. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Speed Walk Challenge

• 1. Measure out distance of walking track• 2. Each person will walk track as fast as they

can… your feet must not lift higher than 5 cm• 3. Measure each persons time• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Complete 1 trial for each person• 7. Calculate your own speed

Speed Walk Challenge

• 1. Measure out distance of walking track• 2. Each person will walk track as fast as they

can… your feet must not lift higher than 5 cm• 3. Measure each persons time• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Complete 1 trial for each person• 7. Calculate your own speed

Truck Challenge

• 1. Measure out distance of the race track• 2. Pull back the truck about 10 cm• 3. Let go and measure the time it takes the truck

to go from starting line to finish line• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Complete 3 trials 7. • 7. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Truck Challenge

• 1. Measure out distance of the race track• 2. Pull back the truck about 10 cm• 3. Let go and measure the time it takes the truck

to go from starting line to finish line• 4. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 5. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 6. Complete 3 trials 7. • 7. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Marble Challenge

• 1. Measure out distance of the marble track from the bottom of ramp to the finish line

• 2. Place one book under the ramp • 3. Drop a marble and measure the time it takes the marble to

go from start to finish• 4. Add another book and repeat 5. Add a third book and repeat• 6. **DOCUMENT THE DISTANCE IN TABLE• 7. **DOCUMENT THE TIME IN TABLE• 8. Complete 1 trial for each height• 9. Calculate the average speed of all three trials

Graph Matching Challenge

• 1.

Event Time 1

(s)

Time 2

(s)

Time 3

(s)

Distance Trial 1(m/s)

Distance Trial 2(m/s)

Distance Trial 3(m/s)

Speed Trial 1(m/s)

Speed Trial 2(m/s)

Speed Trial 3(m/s)

Slinky Challenge

Dominos Challenge

Speed Walk Challenge

Marble Challenge

Truck Challenge