1. Tank Speed Trap Lab

2. Objective Calculate the Tanks speed
Calculate and Measure how far the tank will go for 5 various times.
Graph distance vs time for the tank.

3. Procedure: (this is for you to write)
Part 1: Find the speed of the tank
Set up two markers that are 3 meters apart.
Time how long it takes for the tank to pass through
Calculate the tanks speed using the velocity equation.

4. Part 2: Finding the tank displacement
Calculate how far the tank will go for 3sec, 6 sec, 9 sec, 12 sec, and 15 sec.

5. Data: (show calcs. for each)
Time: (s)
Calculated Distance
Measured Distance: (m) 3 6 9 12 15

6. Questions and Analysis:
1) Describe your greatest sources of error? What things prevented you from being accurate? 2) Graph the measured distance vs. time. 3) What do you believe the slope of the graph represents. 4) On this same graph, draw a blue line that represents a tank that would move slower and red line for a tank moving faster. 5) How far would this tank go in 34 seconds.