Ramp Races

We are now in our force and motion unit. Today we did ramp races. We were trying to determine if the height of the ramp changed the speed and distance of a toy car. Students started out with the height of one book and worked up to four books.

We found out that cars did go faster and a further distance with a higher ramp. We tried to do more books, but found that it came to a point where the angle was too great and the car actually slowed down because there was not a smooth connection to the floor.