Complete the table below. It asks you to run three "trials" and calculate the average. Read carefully before you start:
1. The moment you release your car at the starting line, start a timer / stopwatch. Here's one online. Use a partner in your breakout room as support for more accurate timing!
2. Pause the stopwatch as soon as the car stops or leaves the track. Record under column 1.
3. Use your measuring tape to record how far it traveled. (No measuring tape? To estimate, pace out how far it traveled heal-to-toe, and multiply your paces by 0.2 meters.) Record under column 2.
4. Under "notes", write anything important that might have affected the distance or speed. (For example: "Car curved off track." "Rubber band snapped." "Testing on a carpet.")
5. Repeat for 2 more trials, then calculate average distance and time. To calculate averages, add up the three values. then divide by 3. Here's a calculator.