Physics Trolley Lab
Grade 9 Science – Trolley Lab
-‐ Luca Weller – AOI: Environment – 17/9/13
D.4 Materials: -‐1 trolley that will be accelerated -‐1 string to connect the trolley and
the weights (ca. 2m) -‐1 set of weights that will accelerate the trolley (up to 5N) -‐1 a.m. to measure the acceleration Smart ^
(including all pieces)
D.1 Aim of Experiment:
^Trolley
The aim of this experiment is to test Sir Isaac Newton’s second law of motion F=ma (1). We will be testing this by accelerating a test trolley (Trolley’s weight: 667.29g) attached to a weight hanging off a table over an acceleration meter (smart pulley). The a.m. (2) is connected to a device that measures and graphs any de/acceleration that a cured. We will plot the results and determine our final data by the plots
-‐1 long testing plank where the trolley can accelerate on -‐1 table, or other type of elevation so that the weight can fall somewhere -‐1 paper and pencil / computer for plotting results
Pulley
D.5 Method:
D.2 Hypothesis: m a
I think that the higher the force the faster the acceleration. Since F=ma and a=F/m
-‐ Luca Weller – AOI: Environment – 17/9/13
D.4 Materials: -‐1 trolley that will be accelerated -‐1 string to connect the trolley and
the weights (ca. 2m) -‐1 set of weights that will accelerate the trolley (up to 5N) -‐1 a.m. to measure the acceleration Smart ^
(including all pieces)
D.1 Aim of Experiment:
^Trolley
The aim of this experiment is to test Sir Isaac Newton’s second law of motion F=ma (1). We will be testing this by accelerating a test trolley (Trolley’s weight: 667.29g) attached to a weight hanging off a table over an acceleration meter (smart pulley). The a.m. (2) is connected to a device that measures and graphs any de/acceleration that a cured. We will plot the results and determine our final data by the plots
-‐1 long testing plank where the trolley can accelerate on -‐1 table, or other type of elevation so that the weight can fall somewhere -‐1 paper and pencil / computer for plotting results
Pulley
D.5 Method:
D.2 Hypothesis: m a
I think that the higher the force the faster the acceleration. Since F=ma and a=F/m