| 1.
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Connect the datalogger interface to a PC with the software
installed.
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| 2.
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Use a box placed under the air track
to raise the track at one end.
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| 3. |
Connect the motion sensor to the interface and fix it
at the high end of the air track.
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| 4. |
Before data recording, make sure the motion sensor is
aligned and can record the movement of the cart.
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| 5. |
Place the cart at the low end of the track.
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| 6. |
Start the data-logging software to collect data.
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| 7. |
Give a firm push on the cart up the air track so the
cart will move up the inclined plane toward and then
away from the motion sensor. Please note that the cart cannot
go too close to the motion sensor which is less
than the minimum distance of the motion sensor.
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| 8. |
Stop the data collection when the cart returns to
the bottom of the air track. |
