Question

toy car experiment
a student playing with a toy car notices that when the car is pushed with different amounts of force, it moves different distances. the student places the toy car on the floor and places a wooden block 2m from the car. figure 1 shows the toy car and the wooden block.
the student pushes the toy car with different amounts of force from the same starting - point toward the wooden block. the amount of time it takes for the car to hit the block after each push is recorded in table 1.
table 1 time for four pushes

push	time (sec)
2	1.9
3	2.6
4	3.1

next, the student places different small toy animals on top of the toy car. the toy car is pushed three times with the same amount of force. table 2 shows pictures of the small toy animals on the toy car and the time it takes for the toy car to hit the wooden block.
table 2 time for the toy animals and the car

toy animal	sheep	swan	frog
time (sec)	3.1	3.6	4.2

1. monday’s task: read the information and look carefully at the diagram. identify any changes, trends, or patterns you see in the diagram. draw arrows and write a “what i see” comment for each arrow. these should be just what you can observe. interpret the meaning of each “what i see” comment by writing a “what it means” comment. do not try to interpret the whole figure.
2. tuesday’s task: highlight/circle any vocabulary in the question above that you are not familiar with and/or vocabulary that is important to answering the question. list the words and write what they mean.
3. wednesday’s task: write a caption for the figure. start with a topic sentence that describes what the figure shows. then join each “what i see” comment with its “what it means” comment to make a sentence. build a coherent paragraph out of your sentences. 3 - 5 sentences.

Explanation:

1. Monday's Task: Observe the diagrams and tables related to a toy - car experiment. Note down visual observations and their interpretations. For example, in Table 1, observe the times for different pushes of the toy - car. In Table 2, note the different toy animals on the car and the corresponding times to hit the block.
2. Tuesday's Task: Identify and define key vocabulary related to the experiment and tasks, such as "force", "distance", "time" etc.
3. Wednesday's Task: Write a caption for the figure that summarizes what the experiment shows. Then, combine the "What I see" and "What it means" comments to form a short, coherent paragraph about the experiment.

Answer:

1. Monday's Task:

• "What I see" for Table 1: Different times (2.1 s, 1.9 s, 2.6 s, 0 s) for four pushes of the toy - car. This means the time taken for the car to hit the block varies with different pushes.
• "What I see" for Table 2: Three different toy animals (sheep, swan, frog) on the toy - car with times 3.1 s, 3.6 s, 4.2 s respectively to hit the block. This means the time to hit the block is different depending on the toy animal on the car.

1. Tuesday's Task:

• "Force": A push or pull that can change the motion of an object. In the experiment, different amounts of force are applied to the toy - car.
• "Distance": The space between the starting point of the car and the wooden block. It remains constant in the experiment.
• "Time": Measured in seconds, it records how long it takes for the car to hit the block.

1. Wednesday's Task:

• Caption: "Toy - car experiment showing the effect of force and added weight on time to hit a wooden block."
• Paragraph: The experiment involves a toy - car being pushed towards a wooden block. When pushed with different amounts of force, the time it takes to hit the block varies as seen in Table 1. Additionally, when different small toy animals are placed on the car and pushed with the same force, different times are recorded in Table 2. This indicates that both the force applied and the added weight (represented by the toy animals) can affect the time it takes for the toy - car to reach the wooden block.