Constant Velocity Lab

Stopwatch

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Instructions

  1. Start the stopwatch, get the rythm of the seconds.
  2. Start the train (click on it).
  3. Every second place a tickertape dot.
  4. Click on the train again to stop it, or it will stop automatically by the left edge.
  5. Stop the stopwatch.
  6. Click and drag the ruler onto the ticker tape and measure the distances.
  7. Press "Ctrl" + Print Screen to take a screen shot for your lab report.
  8. Make a graph of the distance as a function of the time and use the slope to determine the train's speed.