Distance and Displacement Lab



5914439-29061500Name _________________ Period ____ Date __________ Distance and Displacement Walking LabNote! Record all measurements as meters with 2 decimal places!For this lab, you will need a large area to move around. You will most likely need to complete this lab outside of the classroom.-51683205077Materials: 2-4 people per group, 4 sticky notes, 1 meter stick WALK 11. Write your name on all the sticky notes. Write origin on one and final on an other. Place “origin” at your heal of where you begin your walk. This tape marks the origin.673024959674002. Walk 6 steps, heal to toe, forward and stop. (Note: Don’t forget to count your first step. Forward is whichever direction you choose!) Using a meter stick, measure the distance you walked. Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure from the origin to your final position. Write that distance here: ______(Don’t forget units!)643927293147003. Now turn 180 degrees (turn around) and walk 3 steps and stop. Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Using the meter stick, measure the distance you walked this time. Write that distance here: ______(Don’t forget units!)6695703127000004. Now turn 180 degrees and walk 12 steps and stop. Place the “final” sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Using the meter stick, measure the distance you walked. Write that distance here: ______(Don’t forget units!)52990751425445. Finally, measure how far you are from the origin. Note: Make sure you measure how far you are from the origin “as the crow flies,” or in a straight line. You should not be measuring along the path you took. Write that measurement here (Don’t forget to include the direction you moved and the unit!): _______________ This is your measured displacement. 5a. Why is the direction included for number 5 but not included for any of the other measurements? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. We’ve MEASURED the distance of each step and the displacement. Now, let’s calculate the distance and displacement that you walked. Add all individual distances of each step (Step 2+3+4) to find the TOTAL distance: _________________ (Don’t forget units!) Add all forward measurements and subtract all backwards measurements to find the calculated displacement (Include direction and units.): _________________Did the measured displacement match the calculated displacement? _______ It should! If they do not match, fix the error.***GRAPH THE MOTION OF STEPS 1-6 ON THE GRAPH PAPER ON THE BACK.***-596353976WALK 26701210-126062007. Find your origin (sticky) again, and walk 6 steps forward. Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked. Write it here: _________ (Don’t forget your units!)-146698123507008. Turn 90° left, walk 9 steps. Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked. Write it here: ______ (Don’t forget units!)6713097182561009. Turn 90° left, walk 6 steps Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked. Write it here: ______ (Don’t forget units!)67369511819270010. Turn 90° left, walk 12 steps Place the “final” sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked. Write it here: ______ (Don’t forget units!) 247680410745311. Measure how far you are form the origin. Note: Make sure you measure distance from the origin in a straight line. Do not measure the path traveled. (Don’t forget the direction and unit!): ________ This is the measured displacement. 12. We’ve MEASURED the distance of each step and the displacement. Now, let’s calculate the distance and displacement that you walked. Add all individual distances of each step (Step 7+8+9+10) to find the TOTAL distance: _________________ (Don’t forget units!) Add all forward measurements and subtract all backwards measurements to find the calculated displacement (Step 7+8-9-10) (Include direction and units.): _________________Did the measured displacement match the calculated displacement? ________ It should! If they do not match, fix the error.***GRAPH THE MOTION OF STEPS 7-10 ON THE GRAPH PAPER ON THE BACK.***-596353976WALK 36742595707060013. Find your origin (sticky) again, and walk 6 steps forward. Place a sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked and write it here: ___________ (Don’t forget the units!)6812528206230014. Turn 90° right and walk 6 steps. Place a “final” sticky note at the toe of where you stopped walking. Measure how far (the DISTANCE) you walked and write it here:_______ (Don’t forget the units!) 15. Measure how far you are from the origin, your measured displacement. Note: Make sure you measure how far you are from the origin “as the crow flies,” or in a straight line. You should not be measuring along the path you took. Write that measurement here (Don’t forget to include the direction and the unit!): __________ 16. We’ve MEASURED the distance of each step and the displacement. Now, let’s calculate the distance and displacement that you walked. Show all work necessary to find the TOTAL distance: ________ (Don’t forget units!) (Use previous examples if you need help)Can you use the previous example to find the calculated displacement: ________ Explain your answerWhat mathematical equation can be used to calculate the displacement?Show all workShould the displacement include units and direction?ExplainDid the measured displacement match the calculated displacement? ________ It should! If they do not match, fix the error.***GRAPH THE MOTION OF STEPS 7-10 ON THE GRAPH PAPER ON THE BACK.*** On the Graph Paper, diagram each of the following to proper scale. You may use additional graph paper if desired.17. Check that the graph of Walk 1, Walk 2, and Walk 3 include each of the followingTitle of Walk 1 or Walk 2 or Walk 3Each individual distance line and magnitude Displacement with a vector arrow with magnitude and direction IF the Pythagorean Theorem was used, draw a diagram labeling the triangle sides as a, b, and c. 3186904-45720000-1135287-46037500318579518685100-113267917843500 ................
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