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Inclined Planes Project         How far can you make a toy car go?   Materials per team: one car, a piece of cardboard, books, a protractor and meter sticks.   Variable being tested: degree of angle of incline. That means that all other variables must not be changed. Use the same car throughout Everyone must use the carpet, no books or slick floor Ramps (cardboard) should be made stiffer (tape a ruler to the back)   Checklist (Make sure that you do all of the following): Three trials at best angle (what is the best angle that made the car go the farthest?) Three trials at a really low angle (what did that do and why?) Three trials at a really steep angle (what did that do and why?). Only use cm not inches. Make sure you keep detailed records and notes Apply Newton's law to what is happening. Need to reflect at end of each day's process. Once you are done collecting data: Team will create a Hyperstudio stack to teach others how to do this experiment and to share results and conclusions. Use Excel to create graphs to place on the Hyperstudio stack.