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Rolling Rolling RollingProblem: Does the height of the ramp affect the distance a car travels?

HYPOTHESISIf we roll a toy car down ramps of different

heights and measure the distance it rolls, then we think the car on the highest ramp will roll the furthest

distance.

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HYPOTHESISThe VoteRollingRolling Rolling8 reading books ramp 10 reading books ramp 12 reading books ramp01

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Rolling Rolling RollingVariablesIndependent Variable- The element that we changed: The height of the ramp by adding more books. Dependent Variable- The element that was changed by adding more books: The distance the car rolled.

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Materials1. Reading books for ramp2. A toy car3. Centimeter tape measure

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Rolling Rolling RollingProcedure1. With eight books build a ramp.2. Roll car down the ramp.3. Measure and record distance.4. Repeat for a total of 5 trials.5. Build a 10 book high ramp and repeat steps 2 – 4.6. Build a 12 book high ramp and repeat steps 2 – 4.

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Rolling Rolling RollingResultsUsing our data we collected, with calculators, the total distance of each ramp height, then got an average by dividing the total by the

number of trials, five for each height. See Data Table and Graph

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Ramp1 Ramp 2 Ramp31st Trial 369 cm 531 cm 583 cm2nd Trial 399 cm 512 cm 571 cm3rd Trial 377 cm 546 cm 563 cm4th Trial 379 cm 541 cm 595 cm5th Trial 391 cm 534 cm 568 cmAverage 383 cm 532.8 cm 576 cm

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Rolling Rolling RollingBibliography:

http://www.brainpopjr. Com/science/forces/simple machines/This is a movie which defines simple machines and ramps. It also explains whya ramp is useful and how it works easier.Force & Motion, Clint Twist, 2006, Bearport Publishing CompanyThis colorful book discusses force, motion, pushing and pulling. It explainswhy it takes less force to move something down a slope.Force and Motion, 2003, Delta EducationThis book describes force, motion, energy, and work. It gives examples of allsimple machines and pictures of these machines at work in our everyday life.Hands-On Science-Over 40 Fantastic Experiments-Forces and Motion, 2001,Kingfisher Publications.This book increased our knowledge about force and motion. Lots ofactivities about forces and simple machines are included. Check it out!

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Rolling Rolling RollingConclusionWe noticed that the more books we added to the ramp, thefurther the car traveled. The majority of the class predicted in the hypothesis that the twelve book ramp would travel the farthest distance. The fifteen students who voted for the twelve book ramp werecorrect.A ramp is an inclined plane, a simple machine , a tool that uses force to make work easier.We believe that the raised height did some of the work and made it easier for the car to move and move farther.

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