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STATION “A”- Use the materials at this station to find out the speed of the toy
truck. After you finish, put the materials back where you found them. You have
only ten minutes for this task.
Use this space to write any data that you collect. (5 pts.)
Use this graph to show the distance that the car travels over time. (8 pts.)
What is the speed of this toy truck? _________________ (8 pts.)
If it went the same speed for 25 seconds, how far could it go? _________ (4 pts.)
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STATION “B” TASK CARD: Do not move the two ramps at this station. You have
marble #1. You can let the marble roll down either or both ramps to see how it
works. Suppose there is another marble that you do not have (marble #2). Marble
#2 is twice the size of marble #1 and made of the same material. If you were to let
marbles #1 and #2 go from the same place on each of the two ramps and roll
down at exactly the same time, what would happen? Use a ruler to draw on the
paper at this station. Draw a line that shows the path of each of the two marbles
until each would roll off the paper. Put your name on the paper and give it to the
event leader when you have finished all stations.
STATION “D” TASK CARD:
1. What type of simple machine is this? ___________________
2. What force does it take to lift the mass off the table?
____ newtons
3. What force does it take to lift the mass using this machine? ____newtons
4. What is the advantage of this simple machine?
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5. What is the disadvantage of this simple machine?
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6. What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of this machine? ______
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Station “E”- Write the type of simple machine in each blank.
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Paint can
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