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1 by Jocelyn Wells

2 What should I use for wheels and axles? How long should the lever arm be? Should I try to make the car as light as possible? What could I do to increase traction? Would it be better to build a car for distance or for speed?

3 to build a mousetrap car that could travel 5m with the greatest average velocity possible

4 Use small wheels and a large axle so that the wheel to axle ratio is small Maximize the string to axle traction Build a lighter car for best speed as inertia will be smaller Try to have energy released quickly with a shorter lever arm to travel a short distance quickly Minimize friction by minimizing contact surface area

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8 Trial 3Watch the video here!

9 Trial 4 Position-time graph Watch the video here!

10 Trial 5 The average velocity decreased when the paper was added, but it was necessary for the motion sensor to keep track of the car.

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12 Trial 7Trial 8

13 Trial 9Trial 10

14 Trial 11Trial 12

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16 Position-time graph Average velocity = 1.72m/s

17 The average velocity for trials 10 through 13 with a lever arm of 8cm was: Trial 10=1.795m/s Trial 11=1.690m/s Trial 12=1.818m/s Trial 13=1.723m/s Average= 1.75m/s +/-0.06

18 Position-time graphLarger axle diameter

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25 The average velocity for trials 15 to 20 with a lever arm of 6.5cm was: Trial 15=1.778m/s Trial 16=1.71m/s Trial 17=1.728m/s Trial 18=1.744m/s Trial 19=1.683m/s Trial 20=1.722m/s Average= 1.73m/s +/-0.05

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28 The average velocity for trials 21 and 22 with a lever arm of 5cm was: Trial 21=1.622m/s Trial 22=1.466m/s Average=1.54m/s +/-0.07

29 5E Learning Cycle Explore Explain Meaningful learning Misconceptions Science and Engineering Practices

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35 The average velocity for trials 1B and 2B was: Trial 1B=1.802m/s Trial 2B=1.783m/s Average velocity = 1.79m/s +/-0.01

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40 The average velocity for car B with a 15cm lever arm were: Trial 3B=1.531m/s Trial 4B=1.614m/s Trial 5B=1.747m/s Average velocity= 1.64m/s +/-0.11

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44 The average velocity for trials 6B, 7B and 8B with a lever arm of 12cm were: Trial 6B=1.682m/s Trial 7B=1.713m/s Trial 8B=1.646m/s Average velocity= 1.68m/s +/-0.03

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48 The average velocity for trials 9B, 10B and 11B with a 10cm lever arm was: Trial 9B=1.767m/s Trial 10B=1.766m/s Trial 11B=1.777m/s Average velocity= 1.77m/s +/- 0.01

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55 The average velocity for trials 12B through 17B with a 8.5cm lever arm was: Trial 12B=2.012m/s Trial 13B=2.057m/s Trial 14B=1.911m/s Trial 15B=1.966m/s Trial 16B=2.000m/s Trial 17B=1.895m/s Average velocity=1.98m/s +/-0.08

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58 Despite attempts to increase traction the car continued to spin out mostly at the starting line.

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60 Position-time graphAvg. vel.=0.6861m/s

61 Position-time graphAvg.vel.=0.6913m/s

62 Position-time graphAvg.vel.=0.7416m/s

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66 5E Learning Cycle Elaborate Evaluate Nature of Science Science Process Skills

67 Five stages Forming an image of the ideal self. What kind of teacher do I want to be three years from now? Assessing your real self Planning a formal course of action Gaining new strategies and improving performance Finding a support system


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