Frisbee Toss Lab
The Frisbee Toss Laboratory
Purpose: To determine the speed, velocity, and acceleration of a Frisbee by measuring the appropriate variables.
Materials:
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· 1-3 frisbees
· a stopwatch
· a helper
· a measuring tape
· a calculator
Pre-Lab:
For each of the variables given complete the following chart.
| VARIABLE | FORMULA | UNITS |
| Speed | ||
| Velocity | ||
| Acceleration |
Procedure:
1. Throw your Frisbee(s) three times. Your partner will time how long the Frisbee is in the air.
2. After throwing the Frisbee use the measuring tape to measure how far the Frisbee went. If your measuring tape measures in feet, multiply that number by 0.305 in order to find the number of meters.
| TOSS | DISTANCE(m) | TIME(s) |
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Post Lab Questions
1. Using the collected data, calculate the speed (m/s), velocity (m/s), and acceleration (m/s2), for each Frisbee throw.
2. On your own paper: SHOW THE EQUATION USED AND ALL WORK FOR EACH CALCULATION!
3. Place all answers in the data table below. DON’T FORGET UNITS!
Data Table 3
| TOSS | SPEED | VELOCITY | ACCELERATION |
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 |
4. What was different about the throw that had the greatest velocity?
