Description
Product Summary
Students use this collection of equipment to discover or experimentally determine all three of Newton’s Laws.
- Newton’s First Law – Students examine an object’s motion to see if it changes when forces are applied or not.
- Newton’s Second Law – Students use the Smart Cart to discover the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration.
- Newton’s Third Law – Using two Smart Cart Force Sensors, students prove that forces between objects are equal in magnitude yet opposite in direction. These experiments include both tug-of-war exercises and collisions between cars.
PASCO Advantage: The Smart Cart has all the sensors required, which makes setup very quick and easy. The integration between the probeware and equipment helps students focus on the physics of each experiment.
Concepts
- Newton’s First Law (Inertia)
- Newton’s Second Law (F = ma)
- Newton’s Third Law (Fab = -Fba)
What’s Included
- 1x Smart Cart (Red) (ME-1240)
- 1x Smart Cart (Blue) (ME-1241)
- 2x PAScar Cart Mass (set of 2) (ME-6757A)
- 2x Dynamics Track Feet (Pair) (ME-8972)
- 1x Mass and Hanger Set (ME-8979)
- 1x Elastic Bumper (ME-8998)
- 1x Super Pulley with Clamp (ME-9448B)
- 1x 1.2 m Aluminum Dynamics Track (ME-9493)
- 1x Friction Block – IDS (ME-9807)
- 1x Braided Physics String (SE-8050)
- 1x Smart Cart Rod Stand Adapter (ME-1244)
Software Required
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Connectivity Options
This product can connect directly to your computer or device with the following technologies. No Interface required. See the following guide for details regarding device compatibility: Wireless Bluetooth Product Compatibility »
Experiments
Support Documents
Dynamics Track Feet Pair Manual
Smart Cart Rod Stand Adapter Instruction Sheet
Super Pulley with Clamp Manual
Wireless Smart Cart Manual