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Video Lab: Measurement
         The video below will allow you to make timing measurements on a device known as an inertial balance. The inertial balance will illustrate an important idea that we will discuss extensively in this course: The more mass something has, the harder it is to change its state of motion. Your goal in this lab is to create a graph that will allow you to determine the mass of an unknown object using the inertial balance. To accomplish this goal you will need to make careful observations of the apparatus in the video.  You will need a stopwatch to make these measurements. Almost all mobile phones come with a stopwatch function, so please make use of it for this lab exercise. 
     When you are ready to start, play the video and follow the instructions as given. Please record all your work in a lab notebook. Use this structure:
1. The title of the lab activity
2. The date the lab activity was performed
3. The goal(s) of the lab activity
4. A description of the lab activity (procedures, sketches, pictures, etc.)
5. Data collected in the lab activity
6. Analysis of data (graphs and sample calculations)
7. Analysis of error
8. Conclusion(s) (What do you now know that you didn't know before you did the lab?)

Note: When you create the graph for this lab report, consider using spreadsheet applications like Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel to plot the data (a scatter plot) and add a line of best fit (a trendline). If you are unfamiliar with these applications, here are links to short videos (less than 5 minutes) that provide detailed instructions:
Either of these two tutorial videos for : Google Sheets 

Here is one tutorial video for Microsoft Excel

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