The activity:  Fold the sheets of bond paper length-wise and tape them on the floor to make a track for the toy car. Make the track long enough for the toy car to travel 100 cm. Flick or push the toy car with you finger to send it moving along the track and measure the time it takes to travel 100 cm.

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The activity: 

Fold the sheets of bond paper length-wise and tape them on the floor to make a track for the toy car. Make the track long enough for the toy car to travel 100 cm.

Flick or push the toy car with you finger to send it moving along the track and measure the time
it takes to travel 100 cm.

 

In the first activity, does it matter if the floor where you made the track for the toy car is level or not?

a . No, because in the activity, the speed of the toy car is constant.

b . Yes, because if the floor was not level, gravity would have an influence on the motion of the toy car.

c . No, because the activity is looking at the relationship between total distance traveled and elapse time.

d . No, because the motion of the toy car will only depend on the flick or push strength that was used

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