PREDICT Type your predictions below each question. 1.

How will adding a load to your vehicle change the way it moves? It mite go slower.
2. How can you change your vehicle so that it holds the two wood blocks while it moves? We could make it skinny. GRAPHING DATA: HOW LOAD AFFECTS THE TIME A VEHICLE TRAVELS Names: Date: RED X = vehicle only BLUE X = vehicle + 1 wood block GREEN X = vehicle + 2 wood blocks

NUMBER OF WASHERS WE WILL USE: 16

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TIME IN SECONDS Now look at your dots. About how long did it take your vehicle to travel while carrying each of the following loads? (Use the median of the five trials to record the numbers below. Vehicle only (Red Xs) _ seconds

Vehicle + 1 block (Blue Xs) _ seconds Vehicle + 2 blocks (Green Xs) _ seconds