Name:_____________________________ Date: _____________________
Calculating Acceleration Lab
Purpose: To learn how to calculate acceleration and graph speed vs time.
Materials: Moving Object Meter Stick Stop Watch
Procedures: Run three separate trials and calculate the speed for each trial. Then calculate the average
distance, average time, and average speed of the object for each section of the track.
Use this data table for the first section of your track:
Trial # Distance Time Speed
1
2
3
Averages:
Use this data table for the second section of your track:
Distance Time Speed
