WALS Toy Car PDF
WALS Toy Car PDF
WALS Toy Car PDF
Question:
How does the type of toy car affect the speed of the car as it rolls across the kitchen floor?
Prediction (hypothesis):
The two toy cars will travel at the same speed because they both appear to be made up of the
same material (plastic).
Materials: Diagram:
2 different toy cars
3 books
tape measure
stop watch
ramp(1 meter in length)
Procedure:
1. get materials.
2. set up ramp as shown.
3. pick one of the two toy cars.
4. measure out a distance of 5 meters putting a mark for every meter measured.
5. roll the toy car down the ramp and across the floor.
6. measure the time it took the car to travel every meter for 5 meters.
7. record data in data table.
8. repeat steps 3 through 5 two more times.
9. repeat steps 2 through 8 for the other toy car.
2 meters 2.1 sec 1.9 sec 2 sec 2 meters 0.9 sec 1.1 sec 1 sec
3 meters 2.9 sec 3.1 sec 3 sec 3 meters 1.4 sec 1.6 sec 1.5 sec
4 meters 4.8 sec 5.2 sec 5 sec 4 meters 2.4 sec 2.6 sec 2.5 sec
5 meters 8.1 sec 7.9 sec 8 sec 5 meters 5.1 sec 4.9 sec 5 sec
1. What was the manipulated variable in this experiment?
a. The type of car.
b. The ramp length.
c. The average time.
d. The number of books.
4. Using a key identify a different color for each car. Using the different colors construct
a line graph of each cars speed using the distance and average time form the Distance
vs. Time Data Table.
Key
Car #1 = Car #2 =
Use the graph you created and the data table to answer questions 5 through 9
5. Which toy car had the fasted speed during the first three meters?
a. Car #1 had the fastest speed.
b. Car #2 had the fastest speed.
c. Car #3 had the fastest speed.
d. Both cars had the same speed.
6. What was Car #1’s approximate average speed for the entire 5 meters?
a. 1.6 m/s
b. 40 m/s
c. 1.0 m/s
d. .63 m/s
7. The data showed that Car #1 rolled at a constant speed from 1 second to 3 seconds.
What was Car #1’s constant speed during this time period?
a. 2.0 m/s
b. 0.5 m/s
c. 1.0 m/s
d. 1.5 m/s
Be sure to include:
• Hypothesis
• Materials
• Procedure that includes:
• logical steps to perform the investigation
• two controlled variables (kept the same)
• one manipulated variable (changed)
• one responding variable (measured)
• an experimental control condition (when appropriate)
• how often measurements are taken and recorded
• how often to repeat trials
Hypothesis:
Materials:
Toy Cars
You may use the space below for a labeled diagram to support your procedure.
Procedure:
Data:
Conclusion: