Here are the steps I would take to get the two vehicles to meet at the center of the room at the same time when released from opposite sides: 1. My goal is to have the two vehicles meet at the center of the room at the same time. 2. To accomplish this, I need to determine the speed each vehicle needs to travel. I will collect distance and time data for test runs of each vehicle and create a graph to determine their speeds. 3. The distance from each starting point to the center and the time it takes each vehicle to travel that distance is vital data. With this information, I can calculate the speed of each vehicle and adjust their speeds so that they meet at the center at the same

1. Distance A Distance B Distance C
Time (sec) (cm) (cm) (cm)
0 0 0 0
1 1 4 2
2 2 8 4
3 3 12 6
4 4 16 8
5 5 20 10
6 6 24 12
7 7 28 14
8 8 32 16
9 9 36 18
10 10 40 20

2. Motion Diagrams

3. Distance vs Time
45
40
35
Distance (cm)
30 Object A
25
Object B
20
15 Object C
10
5
0
0 5 10 15
Time (sec)

4. 1. What is the Average Speed of Object A, B, and C?
2. What is similar about each line within the graph? What is
different?
3. What is the same about each of the motion diagrams? What is
different?
4. How would the graph lines appear if an objects speed was not
constant?
5. How would the motion diagrams look if the objects were not
moving at a constant speed?

5. Today’s Objectives:
1. Create two motion diagrams that reflect the movement of two motorized
vehicles.
2. Record data for each vehicle using a data chart (Distance and Time)
3. Create One graph and plot both vehicles movement on this graph.
***4. Analyze your motion diagrams and graph. Determine how to get your
two vehicles to meet at the center of the room at the same time when
released from opposite sides of the room.
Pre-Test Questions:
1. What is your goal
2. How will you accomplish your goal?
3. What data is vital to your success?