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The document describes a physics lab experiment to calculate personal power by measuring the time taken to climb stairs both running and walking. The experiment involves measuring mass, step height, number of steps, and time taken to climb the stairs. The results would be used to calculate power in watts and kilowatts by factoring in gravitational acceleration, mass, height and time. The discussion questions analyze the concepts of power, potential energy, and work in the context of the experiment.

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Lab Example CSEC

The document describes a physics lab experiment to calculate personal power by measuring the time taken to climb stairs both running and walking. The experiment involves measuring mass, step height, number of steps, and time taken to climb the stairs. The results would be used to calculate power in watts and kilowatts by factoring in gravitational acceleration, mass, height and time. The discussion questions analyze the concepts of power, potential energy, and work in the context of the experiment.

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PHYSICS

Name:

Date: May 10, 2023.

Lab #3

Title: Personal Power

Aim: To find out the magnitude of your personal power

Apparatus:
 Steps
 Ruler
 Scale (bathroom)
 Stop clock.

Procedure:
1. The scale was used to find the mass, m.
2. The ruler was used to find the average height, h, of one step.
3. The number of steps were checked in the flight of stairs and then determined the total vertical
height involved.
4. Ran up the stairs while simultaneously started the clock.
5. The stop clock was stopped at the top of the stairs.
6. The procedure was repeated in order to obtain two more values for the time, t, taken to climb the
stairs.
7. Repeated the procedure at different rates – walked.
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Diagram:

Title:

Results/Observations:

Title:
Mass Heights Average Vertical Time taken for Time taken
(kilogram) (cm) Height (cm) Height (cm) Running (seconds) for Walking
(seconds)

Total vertical height =


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Treatment of results:

Calculating the Power to walk

Converting Watts to Kilowatts =


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Discussion:
1. What is power?

2. Write a formula associating energy with power.

3. Write a formula associating the potential energy with height.

4. By substitution of the formula in question 3 for formula in question 2, rewrite the formula for

power.

5. What is the unit of power?

6. Define the unit of power.

7. What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity, g?

8. What units must m, g, h and t be in if we want to calculate power in standard units?

9. Is the same amount of work done in walking and running up the stairs?

10. Is the rate of doing work the same in both cases?

11. List two Precautions.


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12. List two sources of error.

Conclusion

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