Measuring Constant Speed
The diagram represents the motion of a dry ice hockey puck every 0.1 of a
second as it slides across a smooth surface.
1. Place the “0” of your metric ruler at the front (right side) of the puck
shown at 0.0 seconds.
2. Measure to the front edge (right side) of the puck shown at 0.1 seconds
and record the distance in your data table.
3. Do not move your metric ruler…the “0” of your metric ruler should
always stay at the front edge of the first puck!
4. Record the distance to the edge of the next puck at 0.2 seconds in your
data table.
5. Continue recording distances until your data table is complete.
6. Use the grid to create a line graph of your data.
Time (sec)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Distance (cm)
0
Measuring Constant Speed
The diagram represents the motion of a dry ice hockey puck every 0.1 of a
second as it slides across a smooth surface.
1. Place the “0” of your metric ruler at the front (right side) of the puck
shown at 0.0 seconds.
2. Measure to the front edge (right side) of the puck shown at 0.1 seconds
and record the distance in your data table.
3. Do not move your metric ruler…the “0” of your metric ruler should
always stay at the front edge of the first puck!
4. Record the distance to the edge of the next puck at 0.2 seconds in your
data table.
5. Continue recording distances until your data table is complete.
6. Use the grid to create a line graph of your data.
Time (sec)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Distance (cm)
0