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Motion - Toy Train Collision
Motion - Toy Train Collision
Description:The purpose of this lab is to investigate motion, and the use of the equation d=rt. The velocity of each train will be determined, and then the class will calculate the time/location of a collision between these two trains.
Last Updated:Jun-08-2011
Subject(s):- Mathematics
- Mathematics > Algebra
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- College & Beyond
- Activity: Experiment/Lab
- From: San Diego Area Knowledge Exchange for Developmental Math (SAKE)
- Contributed By: SAKE Owner SAKE Owner
Created by: Alexander Juden, Southwestern College
Type of activity: hands-on activity Course level: Intermediate Algebra Topic: Motion Materials:- Tape measure
- Stopwatch
- Two battery powered toy trains (cars, or other) that can travel on the tray of the whiteboard at a constant velocity (ideally, the two trains will have different velocities).

