Introduction
Introduction - To catch a cheetah
Mirror Mirror on the wall. Who is the fastest of them all.
Can the world's fastest human ever timed outrun a cheetah in the wild?
Task
Task
You are going to be doing experiments to find out speeds of certain objects.
Your assignment is to come up with a presentation if it's possible to catch the cheetah by running faster than it based on the experiments you are going to do.
Requirements of your presentation:
-10 minutes long.
-Include the table of the results of your experiments.
-Provide reasons/explanations of the results you have obtained.
Process
TASK 1:
In groups of 4, label yourself student A, B, C and D. Student A,B, C and D to run 50m, 100m, 150m, and 200m respectively. Record the timings of each run and record it in the table. Given that Usain Bolt ran 300 m in 30.97 and that a cheetah can run 113km in 60 minutes. Find the quickest person/animal.
Task 2:
Would a object falls faster than the fastest person/animal? Try dropping an object at 50m, 100m, 150m and 200m respectively and find its speed.
Evaluation
This is how your work will be evaluated:
| Meh! | Getting There! | Excellent! | |
| Information |
Did not watch the two links, used the formula wrongly. |
Used the formula correctly,did not answer the question properly for either of the tasks. |
Used the formula correctly, accurate answers for both tasks given. |
| Table of results | Messy representation, wrong units stated, missing results. | Missing one or two results/results that are obviously an anomaly but not re-tested. | Results are all stated and are believable. |
| Presenting of results | No visual aids. | Some visual aids but does not aid with the presentation well. | Clear with aid of diagrams and pictures of the students doing the experiment. |
Conclusion
Congratulations!
You have understood average speed! But... have you caught your cheetah?
Credits
Credits
Author Biography
-I have no idea what I am doing.