1C10.05 - Ultrasonic Detector & Student - Car

Code Number:
1C10.05
Demo Title:
Ultrasonic Detector & Student - Car
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Acceleration and Velocity
Area of Study:
Mechanics
Equipment:
Interface with Motion Sensor, Computer, and Student, Car or Ball.
Procedure:

Have a student stand in front of the motion sensor and move towards or away from the motion sensor to make the position, velocity, or acceleration graphs desired.

A car or a ball may be used instead of a student.

References:
  • Mark W. Kunkel, Kimberly A. Riedl, Douglas F. Stickle, "Acceleration in the City", TPT, Vol. 62, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 108.
  • Akira Adachi, "Physics Experiments Using an Automatically Controlled Model Train and Mobile Ultrasonic Sensor for a Smartphone", TPT, Vol. 61, #6, Sept. 2023, p. 489.
  • Seerkan Kapucu, "Using Different Smarphone Sensors to Find the Speed of a Toy Car", TPT, Vol. 60, #6, Sept. 2022, p. 430.
  • Doug Forrest, Mary Battershell Whalen, "'Cheers for Rates of Change' - An Introductory Lab Used to Relate Graphs to Physical Systems", TPT, Vol. 50, #8, Nov. 2012, p. 461. 
  • Donna Berry Conner, "Walk-a-Graph, Run-a-Graph", A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas, p. 1.
  • Jodi and Roy McCullough, "Velocity with a Constant Motion Car", The Role of Toys in Teaching Physics", p. 3.2.
  • Borislaw Bilash II, David Maiullo, "What's Your Slope", A Demo a Day: A Year of Physics Demonstrations, p. 18.
















































































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