Two students form a team. One student vertically suspends the end of a meter stick between the thumb and forefinger of the other student. The student holding the stick distracts the other student so that he is not WATCHING the meter stick. Without warning, the student holding the stick releases it. The other student must then catch the falling stick between his thumb and forefinger. Record the position where the student catches the stick. Release the stick two more times. Record your results in your notebooks and in the required values in the table below. Switch roles and let the second student catch the falling meter stick.

Data Chart: Show your calculations for each trial's displacement and reaction time on your lab report.

	(one chart per) Student
Trial	position released	position caught	displacement	reaction time
	(cm)	(cm)	(meters)	(seconds)

 

 

 

Conclusions: Show your calculations on your lab report.