Jackie Godden

Demonstrate and explain how Newton's laws of

Motion apply to the physical world.

o LAW 1: Dominoes Lab

o LAW 2: Dominoes Lab

o LAW 3: Balloon Lab

Demonstrate and explain how friction andgravity apply to Newton's Laws of Motion

o Ramp Lab

Demonstrate and explain the relationshipbetween speed and acceleration

o Dominoes Lab

Demonstrate and explain how simple machines

utilize mechanical advantage to transfer energy

(potential, kinetic, and various others)

o Rube Goldberg

Demonstrate and explain how alternate forms of

energy can be utilized to influence the unitedstates energy needs

o Persuasive Essay

Problem:Does the amount of dominoes effect its over

allspeed and acceleration?

Hypothesis:I believe that the more dominoes, the greaterthe speed. I think this because the moredominoes, the more force, and with more

force,the faster the dominoes will travel.

20 dominoes large flat space ruler tape scrap paper timer a calculator

1. Gather all Materials2. Line up 5 dominoes,

separated evenly 3. Measure the distance

from domino 1 to the last domino

4. Start the timer5. Time until the last

domino falls

6. Record data7. find speed (distance

divided by time)8. Repeat steps 2-7 two

times add 5 dominoes each time

9. Record all data

IV: DominoesDV: SpeedCV: Spaced evenly, same distance apart,

same surface, same timer, same dominoes

Amount of

Dominoes

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trail 3

Trial 4 Average time

Speed

5 .32 .41 .49 .54 .44 36 cm per

seconds

10 .37 .53 .43 .32 .41 43.9 cm per

seconds

15 .18 .16 .39 .24 .25 84 cm per

second

Problem: Does the surface of the ramp effect the speedof the ball and how fast it falls?Hypothesis: I think that the surface will change the speed of theball, because different surfaces cause a differentamount of friction. I think that the trash bag-coveredramp will have the fastest time. I think this because thetrash bag isn't clinging, like the smooth surface, and itisn't ruff like the towel. I predict that the towel will havethe slowest time because of its ridges and its rufftexture. I also think that the faster the ball rolls downthe ramp, the faster gravity will pull it to the ground.

1 tote lid 1 large tote 1 small tote 1 trash bag 1 tennis ball Tape Towel Flexible sled for smooth texture 2 timers

Gather all materials set up both totes Position tote at desired angle Tape trash bag to tote Roll the ball Time its roll Time its fall of the edge(for seed of gravity) Recode data Repeat 5-8 Repeat 5-8 Remove trash bag Tape towel Repeat 5-8 (3 times) Remove towel Tape sled(smooth surface) Repeat step 13