1. Name
Date
Science
Class
LAB02 Speed Relay
For this lab, you and your group will investigate speed in the form of human body movement. High speed is not the goal here. The goal is to plot speed coordinates, to calculate speed as slope, and to determine a formula that will convert one form of speed (feet per second) into another (miles per hour).
Design a relay course for your group on ½ of the court (108 feet by feet). Use the lines of the tennis courts as reference points. Add these measurements to your design. Note: There will be NO JUMPING OVER THE NETS.

2. Part 1 Develop your relay data into a handwritten distance-time story.
Write your hypothesis here about how fast in miles per hour you think that you will move.
2. Document your team results in story form.
3. Complete the point-distance-time table to identify the points at which speed changes in your story.
4. Graph your story, using time on the x-axis, and distance on the y-axis.
5. Write each person’s name on his/her leg of the journey.
6. What is the average speed in feet/second for your individual leg of the relay? Show your work.
7. Convert this speed from feet/second to miles/hour. Show your work.

3. Title: _____________________
image:
Title: _____________________ .
Point
Time
( ) x
Distance
( ) y

4. Part 2 Create a spreadsheet graph with formulas to match your handwritten story.
8. In a spreadsheet program, create a data table based on the point-distance-time table.
9. Insert scatter chart with straight lines and markers. This chart should look like your handwritten graph.
10. Add chart title, axis titles, and data labels.
11. Add a third column to your data table “speed(feet/second).” Type in 0 as the starting speed. Then, in the cell that goes with your name, add a formula to automatically calculate average speed in feet per second. Your results should match your handwritten story.
12. Add a fourth column to your data table called “speed (miles/hour).” type in 0 as the starting speed. Then, in the cell that goes with your name, add a formula to automatically calculate speed in miles per hour. Your results should match your handwritten story.
13. Give me your handwritten story in class. me your spreadsheet graph with embedded formulas.
Part 3 Conclusion
14. Conclusion: Did your data support your hypothesis or not? Explain.
15. Make a suggestion that would improve this lab.
16. What other speed ideas could be studied as a lab?

6. Title: Example Relay Story
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Name
Date
Science
Class
Title: Example Relay Story
Sophia walked 108 feet in 36 seconds (A).
Then, Will jogged 108 feet in 25 seconds (B).
Third, Mrs. Lutz sprinted 72 feet in 12 seconds (C).
Finally, Chase speed-walked 78 feet in 28 seconds (D). .
Point
Time
(sec) x
Distance
( ft ) y
Start A 36
108 B 61
216 C 73
288 D
101
366

7. Part 1 Develop your relay data into a handwritten distance-time story.
Write your hypothesis here about how fast in miles per hour you think that you will move
2. Document your team results in story form.
3. Complete the point-distance-time table to identify the points at which speed changes in your story.
4. Graph your story, using time on the x-axis, and distance on the y-axis.
5. Write each person’s name on his/her leg of the journey.
6. What is the average speed in feet/second for your leg of the relay? Show your work.
7. Convert this speed from feet/second to miles/hour. Show your work.

8. Part 2 Create a spreadsheet graph with formulas to match your handwritten story.
8. In a spreadsheet program, create a data table based on the point-distance-time table.
9. Insert scatter chart with straight lines and makers. This chart should look like your handwritten graph.
10. Add chart title, axis titles, and data labels.
11. Add a third column to your data table “speed(feet/second).” Type in 0 as the starting speed. Then, in the cell that goes with your name, add a formula to automatically calculate average speed in feet per second. Your results should match your handwritten story.
12. Add a fourth column to your data table called “speed (miles/hour).” type in 0 as the starting speed. Then, in the cell that goes with your name, add a formula to automatically calculate speed in miles per hour. Your results should match your handwritten story.
13. Give me your handwritten story in class. me your spreadsheet graph with embedded formulas.
Part 3 Conclusion
14. Conclusion: Did your data support your hypothesis or not? Explain.
15. Make a suggestion that would improve this lab.
16. What other speed ideas could be studied as a lab?