During the Constant Velocity vs. Constant Acceleration lab, I learned how constant velocity and constant acceleration are very different in the sense that constant velocity continues at the same pace while constant acceleration continues at an increasing speed. Yet, both constant velocity and constant acceleration are similar in the way that they are needed for both. Constant Velocity is when the is when an object is covering the same amount of distance per second. It is moving with a consistent speed. Constant Acceleration is when the speed is either constantly increasing or constantly decreasing. The object is covering either a consistently increasing or decreasing amount of distance per second.
In this lab, we used a marble and a table. The first experiment we conducted involved constant velocity, and for us to do this, we used a 1/2 a second timer that beeped every 1/2 second. We used a flat surface to roll the marble, and we started off with the marble in a state of rest. We pushed the ball and for every time the 1/2 second timer went off, we made a chalk mark where the marble was at that moment. This demonstrated constant velocity because our chalk marks were evenly spaced out showing that the marble covered the same amount of distance for every half second. For the second part of the lab, we demonstrated constant acceleration by putting the table at a tilt, making it resemble a ramp. We preformed the same task at we did in order to demonstrate constant velocity, but this time when we made chalk marks they were not evenly spaced. For this part of the experiment, the chalk marks were consistently spaced farther and farther apart, showing that constant acceleration increases its speed at a constant rate, covering a larger amount of distance per half second.
The equation used for constant velocity is velocity equals acceleration multiplied by time. While the equation for acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time interval. We took our results from our velocity lab and made a graph. The graph came up with a perfectly straight line, with an equal distance between each point, showing the consistency of the marble rolling with a constant velocity. We then took our results from the constant acceleration lab and made a graph. The constant acceleration results made a graph that curved upward, showing how there was more distance being covered for every half second. Once I put my results into excel and got an equation, I plugged in a number representing time in seconds for the x. I solved for x, and I ended up with an answer that was on the line that I graphed.
In this lab, I learned a lot about the difference between constant acceleration and constant velocity. I realized when making the marks with chalk, that I had to go back a couple of times and repeat the experiment in order to get concrete results. In future labs, I will have to be able to do the experiment a few times in order to back up my evidence. Connecting to this, I will have to be able to manage my time wisely in order to get the entire lab done, as this was something that came up when I was rushing at the end in order to finish everything. In these labs, I am having fun, but at the same time I'm learning a lot. I was able to enjoy the lab and be able to understand things better, something that I hope I will be able to do in future labs.
In this lab, we used a marble and a table. The first experiment we conducted involved constant velocity, and for us to do this, we used a 1/2 a second timer that beeped every 1/2 second. We used a flat surface to roll the marble, and we started off with the marble in a state of rest. We pushed the ball and for every time the 1/2 second timer went off, we made a chalk mark where the marble was at that moment. This demonstrated constant velocity because our chalk marks were evenly spaced out showing that the marble covered the same amount of distance for every half second. For the second part of the lab, we demonstrated constant acceleration by putting the table at a tilt, making it resemble a ramp. We preformed the same task at we did in order to demonstrate constant velocity, but this time when we made chalk marks they were not evenly spaced. For this part of the experiment, the chalk marks were consistently spaced farther and farther apart, showing that constant acceleration increases its speed at a constant rate, covering a larger amount of distance per half second.
The equation used for constant velocity is velocity equals acceleration multiplied by time. While the equation for acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time interval. We took our results from our velocity lab and made a graph. The graph came up with a perfectly straight line, with an equal distance between each point, showing the consistency of the marble rolling with a constant velocity. We then took our results from the constant acceleration lab and made a graph. The constant acceleration results made a graph that curved upward, showing how there was more distance being covered for every half second. Once I put my results into excel and got an equation, I plugged in a number representing time in seconds for the x. I solved for x, and I ended up with an answer that was on the line that I graphed.
In this lab, I learned a lot about the difference between constant acceleration and constant velocity. I realized when making the marks with chalk, that I had to go back a couple of times and repeat the experiment in order to get concrete results. In future labs, I will have to be able to do the experiment a few times in order to back up my evidence. Connecting to this, I will have to be able to manage my time wisely in order to get the entire lab done, as this was something that came up when I was rushing at the end in order to finish everything. In these labs, I am having fun, but at the same time I'm learning a lot. I was able to enjoy the lab and be able to understand things better, something that I hope I will be able to do in future labs.
I really liked this post because you went into great detail explaining the lab. Our posts are very similar to each others because we were in the same group. Our posts were different in the sense that yours is much more in detail than mine is. Great post!
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