Investigating motion of a runner in a race and analysing whether the motion of a runner is uniform or non-uniform.
You need to organize a running race event. The entire class will participate in it in groups of six members each.
Following are the details of the activity to be conducted.
Material required to perform the activity:
Measuring tape or meter scale; to measure the track
Four stopwatches per group; to record the time
Paper and pen; to note down the data
Process to do the activity:
Find a track at least 40 meter long and divide it into four equal segments. For example a 40 meter track could be marked at the intervals of 10, 20, 30 and 40 meters.
Place one of the group members as a timekeeper with a stopwatch at each segment to record the time.
Set a starting point and ask one of the group members to run till the end point.
Note down the data for the run.
With a loud sound "Start" the person starts the race. All timekeepers keep their stopwatches to zero. Once the runner passes the first segment, the first timekeeper standing there stops his stopwatch. The same process is observed for each segment till the runner crosses the end segment point.
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A Running Race Activity
Investigating motion of a runner in a race and analysing whether the motion of a runner is uniform or non-uniform.
You need to organize a running race event. The entire class will participate in it in groups of six members each.
Following are the details of the activity to be conducted.
Material required to perform the activity:
Measuring tape or meter scale; to measure the track
Four stopwatches per group; to record the time
Paper and pen; to note down the data
Process to do the activity:
Find a track at least 40 meter long and divide it into four equal segments. For example a 40 meter track could be marked at the intervals of 10, 20, 30 and 40 meters.
Place one of the group members as a timekeeper with a stopwatch at each segment to record the time.
Set a starting point and ask one of the group members to run till the end point.
Note down the data for the run.
With a loud sound "Start" the person starts the race. All timekeepers keep their stopwatches to zero. Once the runner passes the first segment, the first timekeeper standing there stops his stopwatch. The same process is observed for each segment till the runner crosses the end segment point.