This activity can be used to address the following Virginia SOL's in middle school and high school settings.

Grade 8

PS.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations.

PS.10 The students will investigate and understand scientific principals and technological applications of work, force and motion. (Key concepts include speed / velocity)


Physics

PH.1 The student will understand how to plan and conduct investigations.

PH.2 The student will investigate and understand how to analyze and interpret data. (Key concepts include understanding that relationships between physical quantities are determined using the shape of a curve passing through experimentally obtained data.)

PH.5 The student will investigate and understand the interrelationships among mass, distance, force, and time through mathematical and experimental processes. (Key concepts include linear motion.)