ACTIVITY NO. 3.

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What’s the Shape of My Graph?

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I. Objectives:
1. Described accelerated motion of an object in terms of distance, speed and
acceleration.
2. Create and interprets visual representation of the motion of objects.
II. Materials:
Graphing paper
Pencil
Ruler
III. Procedure:
1. The illustration below represents a motion of the marble as it moves from the ramp. The
distance travelled by the marble was measured for every second until it reaches to six
second. The result of each trial is shown in Table A.

Figure 1

IV. Observation:
Table A.
Time of Travel Distance Travelled (cm.) Average
by the marble Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Distance (cm)
(sec)
8 8 7
19 18 19
29 30 30
47 46 47
71 72 72
107 107 106
2. Solve for the average distance travelled by the marble. Write your answer on the last
column of Table A.

3. Plot on a graph of average distance vs time on the x-axis using the data on table A.
4. Complete Table B using the average distance in Table A then compute for the average
speed.
5.
Table B.
Average distance travelled Ave. Speed = Ave. distance
by the marble (m) Time ½ time (Sec)

6. Create s speed time graph using ½ second as the time interval. Describe the slope of your
speed time graph
V. Analysis:
1. What is the shape of your:
a. Distance versus time graph
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b. Speed vs (1/2) time graph

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2. Compare the speed of the ball at different position in its path using data in Table A.
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3. Look at your speed time graph. What is the relationship of speed and time?
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4. What does the slope of your graph in table B represent?
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5. Describe the motion of the marble as it move down the ramp.
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VI. Generalization:
What is an accelerated motion?
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