Back to grants list     Part I. Applicant and Project Information   Title of project: Accuracy with Accelerometers Project manager: Elisabeth A. Angus School: High School Curriculum: Science   Part II: Grant proposal   Summary: At the beginning of every school year, physics students at WHS learn the basics of motion: the inter-relationship of distance velocity, acceleration, and time. Although students master ideas involving distance, velocity and time rather quickly, they often have difficulty internalizing the concept of acceleration. Low-g accelerometers would enhance the physics lab program for physics students at the high school. Students would be able to measure the acceleration due to gravity more accurately as they study the motion of objects, including simple harmonic motion. Looking at the motion of objects like lab carts, and then measuring and graphically viewing the acceleration in real-time would go a long way toward helping students to get a better “gut feeling” for acceleration, and how it relates to force, momentum, etc.   Part III: Grant Amount Supplies: $0.00 Equipment: $1,068.00 Personnel: $0.00   Total costs: $1,068.00 Back to grants list