Let’s Create Ramp Up Activity 1. Prepare the following materials: ✓ Cardboard ✓ 8 Books ✓ Toy Car ✓ Tape 2. Predict: Will a car racing down a ramp travel a shorter or greater distance if you raise the ramps height? 3. Start with three books and the cardboard to make a ramp. Use the tape to secure both ends of the ramp to the books and floor. 4. Place the toy car at the top of the ramp and release it. Add one book at a time and repeat the process. 5. Rank the trials from 1 to 5 wherein 1 covered the longest distance and 5 covered the shortest distance. Record your data using the table belowTrial Number of Books Ranking 1 3 Books 2 4 Books 3 5 Books 4 6 Books 5 7 Books Guide Questions: 1. What happened when you raised the ramp’s height? Was your prediction correct? 2. In which trial do you think the car had the greatest kinetic energy? Explain your answer.
