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Lab #8.2
Mechanics: Chapter 8
Egg Toss
Purpose
In this activity, you will
investigate the effect that
stopping time has on stopping
force when momentum changes.
Discussion
Allowing an object to keep
moving as it is being caught
extends the stopping time which
in turns reduces the force
acting on the object. In this
lab students will put this
theory to the test as they throw
an egg to another student who
must catch it with only their
bare hands from an increasing
distance. Who will figure out
the principals of impulse and
who will end up with egg on
their face?
Required
Equipment
Safety Goggles,
Trundle Wheel or Long Tape
Measure, 2 Garbage Bags, Raw
Eggs, Masking Tape, Playing
Field.
Download
Student Worksheet
Teacher Notes
Return to Lab Menu
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The "garbage bags"
required for this lab are any
plastic bags large enough to
construct plastic ponchos out
of. The "masking tape" required
for this lab is any tape that
can be used to help hold the
ponchos together. The quantity
of "eggs" for this lab depends
on how many repetitions of this
exercise you wish to perform. A
suggested amount would be 18 per
lab group. It is suggested that
this lab be done outdoors on a
playing field (soccer, football,
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