Slide 1

NO WARMUP TODAY!
Take out Lab worksheet
where you wrote your
hypothesis yesterday.

Question:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Think: Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the distance?

Hypothesis:
Write your hypothesis UNDER the data table on
your worksheet.

Materials:
Hot Wheels Car
3 Textbooks

Meter Stick
Calculator

ramp

Procedure:
1. Build a ramp using 2 textbooks.
2. Start car at top of ramp & let go (do NOT push). Record distance
traveled from end of ramp.
3. Repeat 2 more times & record distances.
4. Calculate average distance for the 3 trials.
5. Repeat same procedures using 4 textbooks and then 6
textbooks.
6. Create a bar graph of your average distances. Label your units
of measure on the axis.
7. Below the bar graph, draw a picture that shows your ramp with
3 books.

Lab Conclusions:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the
distance?

• WHY??

• BrainPop – “Forms of Energy”
http://www.brainpop.com/science/en
ergy/formsofenergy/


Slide 2

NO WARMUP TODAY!
Take out Lab worksheet
where you wrote your
hypothesis yesterday.

Question:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Think: Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the distance?

Hypothesis:
Write your hypothesis UNDER the data table on
your worksheet.

Materials:
Hot Wheels Car
3 Textbooks

Meter Stick
Calculator

ramp

Procedure:
1. Build a ramp using 2 textbooks.
2. Start car at top of ramp & let go (do NOT push). Record distance
traveled from end of ramp.
3. Repeat 2 more times & record distances.
4. Calculate average distance for the 3 trials.
5. Repeat same procedures using 4 textbooks and then 6
textbooks.
6. Create a bar graph of your average distances. Label your units
of measure on the axis.
7. Below the bar graph, draw a picture that shows your ramp with
3 books.

Lab Conclusions:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the
distance?

• WHY??

• BrainPop – “Forms of Energy”
http://www.brainpop.com/science/en
ergy/formsofenergy/


Slide 3

NO WARMUP TODAY!
Take out Lab worksheet
where you wrote your
hypothesis yesterday.

Question:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Think: Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the distance?

Hypothesis:
Write your hypothesis UNDER the data table on
your worksheet.

Materials:
Hot Wheels Car
3 Textbooks

Meter Stick
Calculator

ramp

Procedure:
1. Build a ramp using 2 textbooks.
2. Start car at top of ramp & let go (do NOT push). Record distance
traveled from end of ramp.
3. Repeat 2 more times & record distances.
4. Calculate average distance for the 3 trials.
5. Repeat same procedures using 4 textbooks and then 6
textbooks.
6. Create a bar graph of your average distances. Label your units
of measure on the axis.
7. Below the bar graph, draw a picture that shows your ramp with
3 books.

Lab Conclusions:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the
distance?

• WHY??

• BrainPop – “Forms of Energy”
http://www.brainpop.com/science/en
ergy/formsofenergy/


Slide 4

NO WARMUP TODAY!
Take out Lab worksheet
where you wrote your
hypothesis yesterday.

Question:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Think: Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the distance?

Hypothesis:
Write your hypothesis UNDER the data table on
your worksheet.

Materials:
Hot Wheels Car
3 Textbooks

Meter Stick
Calculator

ramp

Procedure:
1. Build a ramp using 2 textbooks.
2. Start car at top of ramp & let go (do NOT push). Record distance
traveled from end of ramp.
3. Repeat 2 more times & record distances.
4. Calculate average distance for the 3 trials.
5. Repeat same procedures using 4 textbooks and then 6
textbooks.
6. Create a bar graph of your average distances. Label your units
of measure on the axis.
7. Below the bar graph, draw a picture that shows your ramp with
3 books.

Lab Conclusions:
• How exactly does a steeper ramp affect the
distance a car travels?
Does double, triple or quadruple the ramp
height mean double, triple & quadruple the
distance?

• WHY??

• BrainPop – “Forms of Energy”
http://www.brainpop.com/science/en
ergy/formsofenergy/