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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Lab # 2 – Crazy Coasters and the Exploration of Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

Problem
How does the starting height of a marble on a coaster track affect the speed it gathers to complete a successful loop?

Hypothesis   (Make a prediction)

I hypothesize that if... _________________________________________________________________________________


then... __________________________________________________________________________________________________

because... __________________________________________



Materials
Foam pipe insulation
Glass marble
Ruler
Tape
Triple beam balance

Additional Data

Loop diameter   = ___ cm 
Mass of marble = ___ grams

Results

Starting height (cm)
Successful loop  – 3 trials(Yes/No)
Additional observations about the marble's "energy"  
25.0 cm
1.
2.
3. 

50.0 cm
1.
2.
3.

75.0 cm
1.
2.
3.
100.0 cm
1.
2.
3.

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