Objective Statement: In the Dueling Buggies Lab we are trying to find where the buggies intercept at a certain distance of 180 cm. The buggies both start at different position. The slower buggy starts at 0 cm. (going in a positive direction) and the faster buggy starting at 180 cm (going in a negative direction). And from this we found where they intercepted.
Your Plan: For the slow buggy, we measured the speed of the buggy using a stop watch and a meter stick. We did this by setting up a line of tape measuring exactly 100 cm. We then proceeded to measure the speed. you did not measure the speed, you measured the time and distance and calculated the speed We put the car at zero cm and timed how long it took to reach 100 cm. We did it three times so our data would be exact. The three measurements of time were 5.97, 6.36, and 6.47 seconds. We then averaged it by dividing three from the total amount of seconds combined and got 15.95 cm/s. how did you get that #?
For the fast buggy, we measured the speed of the buggy using a stop watch and a meter stick as well. We did this by setting up a line of tape measuring exactly 100 cm. We then proceeded to measure the speed. We put the car at zero cm and timed how long it took to reach 100 cm. We did it three times so our data would be exact. The three measurements of time were 2.74, 2.49, and 2.44. We then averaged it by dividing three from the total amount of seconds combined and got 39.06 cm/s.
Data Analysis: After we got our data from the two buggies we than proceeded to find where they intersected starting from the point 180 on the y axis. We then used our averaged data from the speed of the slower and faster buggy and connected them to measure where they intercept. Lastly, we graphed 15.95x and -39.06x + 180. And the the point where it intersected was 52.91 cm. We then set up the two cars, the slow one at 0 and the faster at 180 and tested our prediction on the Dueling Buggies Lab.
Designing a Solution: As a group we predicted that it would meet somewhere between 50 - 75. So we set up 180 cm of tape and tested it. And to our surprise, they intersected at exactly 52 cm. That is exactly what our calculator had calculated for us. We were shocked and excited. We had just completed the Dueling Buggy Lab and our method was correct. After a lot of handwork and determination we were able to complete this challenging lab. great!
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