Instruction
Lab Report
Does a ball rolling on an incline have the same acceleration on the way up as it does on the way down
Section 1 (About 1/2 page)
What concept were you investigating and how does it relate to the guiding question?
Discuss position and time and how they relate to velocity.
Discuss how velocity and time relate to acceleration.
Section 2 (About 1/2 page)
How did you go about your work and why? This is not the details of your procedure, but a discussion and justification of the process.
Describe the methods for measuring the position vs. time data and any calculations that are made.
Discuss what you did to reduce error/ensure consistent measurements. (We measured the angle of the incline and also did 2 trials of each angle. We also measured the length of the book so that we could calibrate the Tracker application).
Section 3 (A little more than 1 page)
What is your argument? This third section is where you not only present your data, but also use the values you obtain as evidence in your reasoning. Statements like, "See data table for values," are not acceptable. State your claim.
Use your measurements to support your claim.
Include any figures that you created, along with the line of best fit to your data.
Include a data table with the values that you measured for the acceleration.
Discuss the limitations of your measurements and conclusions.
Compare with other groups. Discuss the reasons for differences. (Measured different balls, different angle inclines, different ways of letting the ball roll).
Don't make your figures so large that they take up a massive amount of space, but also don't make them so small that they are difficult to read.
Section 4 (about 1/4 page, final report only)
In your final report include a short statement explaining your response to the peer reviews. If you changed something in your final report as a result of the peer reviews, describe what you changed. If you disagree with a suggestion given by a reviewer, state why. Note: Include this section in your final report only, not in your draft report you submit for peer review