Buggy Lab

Buggy Lab

Purpose: To determine a graphical and mathematical model for the relationship between position and time for a constant velocity object.
Parameters: Battery, surface, level floor, and using the same buggy.
Dependent Variable: The dependent variable for this lab was position in meters (average).
Independent Variable: The chosen measurement of time in seconds (5 sec).



Apparatus/ Equipment: Meter Stick
Buggy
Masking Tape
Stopwatch
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Procedure:
1) Gather the needed materials.
2) Find a point on the floor and mark it with a piece of masking tape. This point will be used as the origin.
3) Use the meter stick to measure a point tat is .5 meters from the origin. This will be used as the starting point.
4) Prepare and keep available 5 pieces of masking tap...