SPEED LAB REPORT 

“Cap” Group 

Student Q, Student R, Student S, and Student T 

08.06.2019 
Period 1 
 
 
 
 

 
INTRODUCTION 

This lab helped us learn and practice using the Speed Formula (distance/time). It also 
allowed us to explore calculations using Google Sheets. 

MATERIALS 

1. Meter Stick 
2. Tape to mark the Start and End points 
3. Stopwatch 
4. Safe and Clear area to walk/run 
5. Google Chromebook (to record data and do calculations) 
6. Activity Sheet 

PROCEDURE 

1. Assign roles within the group 

2. Read and follow the Speed Activity Sheet 
3. Grab 1 Google Chromebook to record everything on 
4. Fill out data on Class Google Sheet 
5. Fill out data on our group sheet (“Cap Group”) 

DATA TAKEN FROM GOOGLE SHEETS (BEST SETS) 

WALKING TIME  RUNNING TIME  DISTANCE  WALKING SPEED  RUNNING SPEED 

STUDENT NAME 
(s)  (s)  (m)  (m/s)  (m/s) 

Q 
6.95  3.79  10  1.44  2.64 

R 
8.8  4.87  10  1.14  2.05 

S 
7.42  3.17  10  1.35  3.15 

T 
7.85  3.46  10  1.27  2.89 

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RESULTS 

The chart above shows only our portion of the lab activity. It displays our best times for 
the walking and running portions. More data can be found on our Google Sheets and the 
Class Data Google Sheets. We graphed our speeds (grouped by sets of 3’s on the graph) to 
visually compare our results.  

We found that: 

1. In our group, Student Q had the fastest walking speed 

2. In our group, Student S had the fastest running speed 

CONCLUSION 

After using Google Sheets, we were able to find which group member had the fastests 
speeds. We will discuss our results and analyse our data. 

- Our results show that no two students have the same speed. There are varying 
times and speeds for each student. 
- The difference in times and speed could be a result of the different heights and 
weights of our classmates.  
- There could also be human error when using the stopwatch to time students’ 
walks/runs. The student timing the trials might have delayed reactions that could 
affect the times. 
- We were able to calculate our speeds by using the speed formula: dividing our 
distance (10m) by our times (in seconds).  
- We also got experience using Google Sheets and its many functions. 

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