Teacher Notes for this Activity

Anatomy of a Curve

In this experiment you will design a lab to measure the centripetal acceleration for various speeds on the Fine Silver Curve found on the I-35 to I-10 interchange.

Remember that you measured the radius of the Fine Silver Curve in the What's My Size Activity.

Be sure to analyze all data and show your results in table form. Use Stella to design a model of the curve to verify your results. Determine the experimental error in your experiment. Print all results.