Physics Labs 7-9

AP Physics Lab 2021-2022
Colegio Católico Notre Dame
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Labs 7-9 October 28 – November 19, 2021

Reports Due Date: November 19, 2021 Only one document on pdf format.
Lab 7: Energy storage and transfer: Kinetic energy

The student will determine and compare how the potential energy will be converted into kinetic
energy from releasing a car of known mass. The experiment will examine two variables: two
different inclination heights with same car mass; two different car masses with same track
inclination. The car will be released from rest, the final velocity before stopping will be obtained
using a Vernier Motion Detector. What are the heights and angles of inclination of the track?
What are the masses of the car in both experiments? What would be the results if we change
both mass and inclination? What are the calculations to show that experimental data is accurate?
Lab 8: Momentum and collisions

The student will examine elastic and inelastic collisions using a leveled track and two cars with
magnets. The kinematic data will be obtained using a Vernier Motion Detector
The cars will have magnets to help simulate inelastic and elastic collisions. For elastic collisions, the
student will show that the energy will be transferred with cars of similar mass and cars with different
masses. For inelastic collisions, the student will measure the average velocities and determine the
energy lost (not conserved, if any) during the collision.
Lab 9: Circular Motion (simulation)

The students will go to the following website:
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/HTML5/circular_motion.html and run the simulation at two
different sets of speed and radius respectively. Each group will run the simulation with the
selected speed and radius. each group will demonstrate with equations and calculations that the
information provided in the simulation is correct.
In the conclusion, the group will determine if the objective was accomplished and will compare
the results in both experiments.
Selected speed and radius to run the simulation per group.

Speeds (m/s) Radii (m)
Group 1 0.25, 0.75 0.20, 0.40
Group 2 1.15, 1.55 0.60, 0.80
Group 3 1.75, 2.15 0.90, 1.10
Group 4 2.25, 2.75 1.20, 1.40
Group 5 3.25, 3.75 1.50, 1.70
Group 6 4.25, 4.75 1.80, 2.00
Category Rubric for Lab Reports
Exceptional (5) Satisfactory (4) Unsatisfactory (3) Poor (2-1)
Front page Appropriate title of the Title of the experiment, Title of the experiment, Inaccurate information or
experiment, date, date, teacher and teacher and student no front page.
teacher and student student names. names.
names.
Introduction: Objectives and Procedure (35)

Exceptional (5) Satisfactory (4) Unsatisfactory (3) Poor (2-1)
Objectives Your introduction clearly Your introduction states Your introduction states There is no introduction.
states the purpose of the the purpose of the lab the purpose of the lab,
lab and you explicitly and the variables to be but not the variables that
state the variables that studied. will be studied.
are to be studied.
Exceptional (30-25) Satisfactory (24-19) Unsatisfactory (18-10) Poor (9-1)
Procedure Procedures are listed in Procedures are listed in Procedures are listed but Procedures do not
with the clear steps. Each step is a logical order, but steps are not in a logical order accurately list the steps
materials numbered and is a are not numbered and/or or are difficult to follow. of the experiment. Many
complete sentence. All are not in complete Most of the materials and materials are described
materials and setup used sentences. Almost all the setup used in the inaccurately OR are not
in the experiment are materials and the setup experiment are described at all.
clearly and accurately used in the experiment accurately described.
described. Drawings are clearly and
included as appropriate. accurately described.
Experimental Professional looking and Accurate representation Accurate representation Data are not shown OR
data accurate representation of the data in tables of the data in written are inaccurate.
of the data in tables and/or graphs. Graphs form, but no graphs or
and/or graphs. Graphs and tables are labeled tables are presented.
and tables are labeled and titled. Drawings are
and titled. Drawings are included when necessary
included as necessary
and are well labeled.
Conclusion The relationship between The relationship between The relationship between The relationship between
the variables is the variables is the variables is the variables is not
discussed and discussed and discussed but no discussed. No
trends/patterns logically trends/patterns logically patterns, trends or conclusion was included
analyzed. Predictions are analyzed. Conclusion predictions are made in the report OR shows
made about what might includes whether the based on the data. little effort and reflection.
happen if part of the lab findings supported the Conclusion includes
were changed or how the hypothesis and what was what was learned from
experimental design learned from the the experiment.
could be changed. experiment.
Conclusion includes
whether the findings
supported the
hypothesis, possible
sources of error, and
what was learned from
the experiment.

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AP Physics Lab 2021-2022

Colegio Católico Notre Dame

Caguas, Puerto Rico

Labs 7-9 October 28 – November 19, 2021

Lab 7: Energy storage and transfer: Kinetic energy

Lab 8: Momentum and collisions

Lab 9: Circular Motion (simulation)

Selected speed and radius to run the simulation per group.

Introduction: Objectives and Procedure (35)

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