Newton Car - ER

Newton Car1. Tie 6 string loops this size.2. Fill up your film canister andweigh it in grams. Record themass in the Newton CarReport chart.3. Set up your Newton Car asshown in the picture. Slip therubber band through thestring loop. Stretch therubber band over thetwo screws and pullthe string backover the thirdscrew. Placethe rods 6centimeters apart. Useonly one rubber band the firsttime.Place more rodsin this direction18Pla12 cm6 cm0 cm4. Put on your eye protection!5. Light the string and stand back. Record the distance the car traveledon the chart.6. Reset the car and rods. Make sure the rods are 6 centimetersapart! Use two rubber bands. Record the distance the car travels.7. Reset the car with three rubber bands. Record the distance it travels.8. Refill the canister and record its new mass.9. Test the car with the new canister and with 1, 2, and 3 rubber bands.Record the distances the car moves each time.10. Plot your results on the graph. Use one line for the first set ofmeasurements and a different line for the second set.60Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology EG-108 February 1996

Newton Car ReportTeamMembers:Rubber BandsDistance TraveledMASS 1gramsgramscentimeterscentimeterscentimetersDescribe what happened when you tested the car with 1, 2, and 3 rubberbands.Rubber BandsDistance TraveledMASS 2gramsgramscentimeterscentimeterscentimetersDescribe what happened when you tested the car with 1, 2, and 3 rubberbands.Write a short statement explaining the relationship between the amountof mass in the canister, the number of rubber bands, and the distancethe car traveled.Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology EG-108 February 199661

Newton CarTest ResultsMass 1 = gmsMass 2 = gms32Rubber bandsMass 1 = gms3Mass 2 = gms21Sample Graph0 50 100 150 200CentimetersRubber bands10 50 100 150 200Centimeters62Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology EG-108 February 1996