Pasco Scientific Model Me-9206a

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Includes Teacher's Notes and Typical Experiment Results Instruction Manual and Experiment Guide for the PASCO scientific Model ME-9206A and ME-9215A 012-06379A 3/99 PHOTOGATE TIMERS © 1988 PASCO scientific $15.00 012-06379A Photogate Timers Table of Contents Page Copyright and Warranty .................................................................................. ii Equipment Return ............................................................................................ ii Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 Operation ......................................................................................................... 2 Accessories…show more content…
Use the ramp to push the ball slowly through the Accessory Photogate, as shown in Figure 3.2. Determine the point at which the ball first triggers the Photogate Timer—this is the first point at which the LED turns ON—and mark it on the paper. Then determine the point at which the ball last triggers the timer, and mark this point also. Measure the distance between these marks and record this distance as Dd. Replace the ramp as in Figure 3.1. Figure 3.1: Equipment Setup Mark with pencil Photogate ƒ Use a plumb bob to determine the point directly below where the ball will leave the edge of the table after rolling down the ramp. Measure the distance from the floor to the top of the table at the point where the ball leaves the table and record this value as dy. Ramp Ramp „ To measure the position where the ball will strike the floor after rolling down the ramp, tape a piece of plain paper onto the floor with a piece of carbon paper on top. The impact ® LED comes ON LED goes OFF Figure 3.2: Measuring Dd 9 Photogate Timers 012-06379A of the ball will leave a clear mark for measuring…show more content…
NOTE: If you are using ME-9215A Photogate Timers, use the memory function to store the initial times while the final times are being measured. Immediately after the final times are recorded, the gliders must be stopped to prevent them from triggering the photogate again due to rebounds. If not, have someone watching each photogate to record the initial times before the glider passes back through the photogate. ä ® 17 Photogate Timers 012-06379A † Repeat the experiment several times, varying the mass of one or both gliders and varying the initial velocity of glider1. ‡ Try collisions in which the initial velocity of glider2 is not zero. You may need to practice a bit to coordinate the gliders so the collision takes place completely between the photogates. Data and Calculations  For each time that you measured, calculate the corresponding glider velocity (e.g., v1, = L1/t1i). ‚ Use your measured values to calculate Eki and Ekf, the combined kinetic energy of the gliders before and after the collision. Record your results in the table. Table 7.1 Data and Calculations L1 = L2 = m1 m2 t 1i t 2i t1f
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