Unit One Culminating Activity

Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Mass, Work, Power, and Mechanical

Advantage

StandardsSPS8. Students will determine relationships among

force, mass, and motion.

a. Calculate velocity and acceleration.

b. Apply Newton’s three laws to everyday situations by explaining the following:

• Inertia • Relationship between force, mass and acceleration • Equal and opposite forces

c. Relate falling objects to gravitational force

d. Explain the difference in mass and weight.

e. Calculate amounts of work and mechanical advantage using simple machines.

How will you be graded for this activity?

Participation: 100 point daily gradeCompletion of each lab: 300 points lab gradeSummary: 100 point test gradeDUE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH . THERE

WILL BE A LETTER GRADE DEDUCTION FOR EACH DAY THAT IT IS LATE.

If you miss a lab, you may get fake data from me, and you have to answer the questions on your own.

How will you complete this Activity?

Groups of 3 minimum.Everyone writes down their own information.

You are not allowed to watch and copy later.I will be asking you during the lab what you

are doing and why you are doing it. You must be able to answer those questions. (quote the standards to me)

You will limited to 4 class days to completely finish these labs.

The Inclined Plane Lab (100 points)Read the Inclined Plane lab.Copy the table and graph from the lab.Complete the lab by following the directions

exactly.Clean up and organize your lab area.You have until the end of the day tomorrow to

complete this lab.If you complete this lab early, start the Pulley Lab.

The Inclined Plane Lab PointersREAD THE INSTRUCTIONS!Measure the WEIGHT of the blocksRecord the mass of the pan with the standard

masses (in grams)Hold the ramp in place if it won’t stay stillUse graph paper to complete the graphBegin the PULLEY LAB if you finish early

The Pulley Lab (100 points)Read the Pulley Lab.Complete each part of the Pulley Lab.Answer the analysis questions with the lab.Clean up and organize your lab area.You have until the end of the day on Tuesday,

November 1st to complete this lab.If you complete this lab early, start the Lever

Lab.

The Lever Lab (100 points)Read the Lever Lab procedures.Complete the Lever Lab using a 20.0 g mass.Use a meter stick sideways for your arm, and

use a ??? as a fulcrum.Answer all of the questions in the Lever Lab.You have until Wednesday, November 2nd to

complete this part of the lab.When you finish, begin writing your

Summary.

Summary (100 point test grade)Write a 5 paragraph essay answering the

following questions. Use all of the vocabulary words provided in

your essay, and underline the words when you use them.

Your Summary must be unique! NO copying from your team members!

Fill your Summary with specific examples and DATA from your lab.

You must turn this in by Friday, November 4th.

Summary (100 point test grade)

How were ALL of Newton’s Three Laws demonstrated in the Simple Machines Labs?

How did you calculate work and mechanical advantage in the Simple Machines Labs?