motion sensor “g” lab aka an analysis of free f all motion
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Motion Sensor “g” Lab aka An analysis of free f all motion. Lab and Walkthrough by: Mr. Heffernan Special Guest Appearance from: Mr. Pento (probably). Take Motion Sensor. Plug into USB Port. Set on cart (short range), not human (long range ). Put “noise reducer on ground”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Motion Sensor “g” Labaka
An analysis of free fall motionLab and Walkthrough by: Mr. Heffernan
Special Guest Appearance from: Mr. Pento (probably)
Take Motion Sensor
Plug into USB Port
Set on cart (short range), not human (long range).
Put “noise reducer on ground”
Have one person hold motion sensor
Have one person hold book
One person clicks “start”
Drop to ground
Repeat• Delete the run.• Do it 5-7 times for a book.• Then switch to a folder and repeat 5-7 times.• Record averages.• Compute percent difference.• High five one another upon completion.
Troubleshooting• Make sure you only select points where the book is falling when
you’re doing your “linear fit”.• Not when the graph is freaking out (spikes very high)• Or before it starts moving (at zero)
• Make sure the motion sensor is held DIRECTLY over the book and is pointing DIRECTLY downward.• When you’re doing the trials with the folder….try putting some papers
in the folder to weigh it down a bit. Otherwise it won’t fall straight downward.
Troubleshooting• Try to get through the lab….but I understand if you struggle a bit your
first time using the program.• If you feel like you messed something up….close Datastudio and open
it up again.
Thanks for being awesome!