Once the helicopter is dropped, another person measures the time it takes for the helicopter to reach the floor with a stopwatch. Time should be measured to the nearest tenth of a second. When all trials are completed and data is recorded, calculate the speed of each drop. To print out the Data Sheet only, click here . Total time Avg.
Velocity is how fast something is moving in a given direction.
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