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Showing 10 experiments that use the Wireless Motion Sensor.
Describing Motion
Students will use a motion sensor to investigate how position, velocity, and acceleration may all be described and quantified when explaining motion.
MatchGraph!
Students learn how to describe motion by competing against the clock to complete various exercises using a motion sensor and the free MatchGraph app.
Position, Distance, and Displacement
Students will explore and discover the difference between position, distance, and displacement using graphs of their own motion.
Change in Kinetic Energy
Students use a modified Atwood machine to study how the change in kinetic energy is related to the net force applied and distance travelled. They use sensors...
Impulse and Change in Velocity
Students collide a cart into a spring bumper attached to a force sensor, while simultaneously measuring the velocity of the cart before, during, and after...
Reading Graphs
In this activity, students will use motion sensors to generate motion graphs. Then, students will use the graphs to practice their graphical analysis skills.
Acceleration and Gravity
In this activity, students will use motion sensors to analyze how gravity affects the motion of falling objects varying in size and mass.
Force
In this activity, students will use motion and force sensors to analyze the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration.
Momentum
In this activity, students will measure and compare changes in momentum for an object during elastic and inelastic collisions.
Near and Far
In this lab, students use a motion sensor to describe the position of an object as being near or far from another object. This lab will help students recognize...
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