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Marble and Ramp Video Lab Scaffold

  1. State the Question  


  2. Background What do you already know about GPE, KE, energy transformations?  





  3. What is your Hypothesis? 


  4. What Materials will you need? 


  5. Procedure
    1. What do you need to measure for the GPE? 

    2. How will you calculate the GPE? 


    3. How will you change the GPE? 


    4. How will you measure the KE? 



    5. How will you calculate the KE? 


  6. Data

    Marble mass ___________ kg


    Data Table 1
    Measured Height (m) Calculated GPE (J) Measured Distance (m) Measured Time (s) Calculated Velocity (m/s) Calculated KE (J)

     

     

     

    Sample Calculations:

      • GPE = G×m×h
      • GPE = 9.8 m/s/s × ________ × ________
      • GPE = ________ J
      • Velocity = Δ distance ÷ Δ time
      • Velocity = ________ ÷ ________
      • Velocity = ________ m/s
      • K.E. = ½ × m × v2
      • K.E. = ½ × ________ × ________ 2
      • K.E. = ________ J
  7. Analysis