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Grade & Section: Subject:

Human Power Lab

Objective
♌ To calculate the power output of a machine.
Safety
♌ Do not physically engage in this activity if you have an injury or a
respiratory or cardiovascular condition!
Materials
♌ Stopwatch/timer, meter stick, stairs, 5-6 members of the group
Procedure
1. Find the height of the stairs to be climbed. (in meters)
2. Find the mass of the student that will climb the stairs (2.2lbs = 1 kg)
(You can use your latest weight if you don’t have equipment to use to measure
your mass)
3. Because the student will be climbing the stairs against the force of
gravity, the acceleration is 9.8 m/s2.
4. The student must walk CAREFULLY up the stairs. Measure and record the
time that is needed to do this.
5. Repeat step #4 three times and take the average of the three trials for the time
of the person doing the climb.
6. Increase your power by repeating steps #1 - #4, by running up the stairs.
7. Repeat steps # 1-#6 for Student #2 and Student #3 or depending on the
number of members in a group.

Formulas Needed:

Mass (kg) = your weight (lbs) 760 W (watts) = 1 horsepower (hp)

2.2
Work = Force x distance (unit: Joules)

Power = W (Work) OR P = (F)(d) OR P = (m)(a)(d)

t (time) t t

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Analysis
Record and Calculate: Mass, Work and Power

Student Gravitational Distance

A1) Time for Work Power
#1 Mass Acceleration Height
“WALK” climb (sec) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (m)

Trial #1 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.97 8.75

41.53

Trial #2 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.86 8.95

41.53

Trial #3 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.21 10.33

41.53

Average 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.68 9.34

41.53

Student Gravitational Distance

A2) Time for Work Power
#2 Mass Acceleration Height
“WALK” climb (sec) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (m)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2

Trial #3 9.8 m/s2

Average 9.8 m/s2

Student Gravitational Distance

A3) #3 Time for Work Power
Acceleration Height
“WALK” climb (sec) (Joules) (Watts)
Mass (kg) “a” (m)

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2
Trial #1 9.8 m/s

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2

Trial #3 9.8 m/s2

Average 9.8 m/s2

Student Gravitational Distance

A4) Time for Work Power
#4 Mass Acceleration Height
“WALK” climb (sec) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (m)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2

Trial #3 9.8 m/s2

Average 9.8 m/s2

Student Gravitational Distance

A5) #5 Time for Work Power
Acceleration Height
“WALK” climb (sec) (Joules) (Watts)
Mass (kg) “a” (m)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2

Trial #3 9.8 m/s2

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Average 9.8 m/s2

Place your computations here:

99.21lbs
1. Mass (kg) = =45 kg
2.2

Work = Force x distance

= 9.8 x 4.44 = 43.51 joules

Power = W (Work)
t (time)
43.51 joules
Power = =8.75 watts
4.97 sec
43.51 joules
= =8.95 watts
4.86 sec
43.51 joules
= =10.33 watts
4.21 sec

Student Gravitational Time for

1B) “ Distance Work Power
#1 Mass Acceleration climb
RUN” Height (m) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (sec)

Trial #1 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.11 41.53 10.58

Trial #2 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 4.01 41.53 10.85
Trial #3 45 9.8 m/s2 4.44 3.58 41.53 12.15

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2
Average 45 9.8 m/s 4.44 3.90 41.53 11.19

Student Gravitational Time for

2B) “ Distance Work Power
#2 Mass Acceleration climb
RUN” Height (m) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (sec)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2
Trial #3 9.8 m/s2
Average 9.8 m/s2

Student Gravitational Time for

3B) “ Distance Work Power
#3 Mass Acceleration climb
RUN” Height (m) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (sec)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2
Trial #3 9.8 m/s2
Average 9.8 m/s2

Student Gravitational Time for

4B) “ Distance Work Power
#4 Mass Acceleration climb
RUN” Height (m) (Joules) (Watts)
(kg) “a” (sec)

Trial #1 9.8 m/s2

Trial #2 9.8 m/s2
Trial #3 9.8 m/s2
Average 9.8 m/s2

5B) “ Student Gravitational Distance Time for Work Power

RUN” #5 Mass Height (m) climb (Joules) (Watts)

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Acceleration (sec)
(kg)
“a”
Trial #1 9.8 m/s2
Trial #2 9.8 m/s2
Trial #3 9.8 m/s2
Average 9.8 m/s2

Place all computations here:

99.21lbs
1. Mass (kg) = =45 kg
2.2

Work = Force x distance

= 9.8 x 4.44 = 43.51 joules

Power = W (Work)
t (time)
43.51 joules
Power = =10.58 watts
4.11 sec
43.51 joules
= =10.85 watts
4.01 sec
43.51 joules
= =12.15 watts
3.58 sec

Conclusion Questions:
♌ Answer the following questions briefly in not more than 7 sentences.
1. How did increasing the mass of the machine (student) influence the power output?

2. Some students are able to run up the stairs more rapidly than others. How does
increasing the speed of the climb influence the power output?
 Increasing the speed of the climb influences the output by increasing the power.
In this scenario, if the student increases its speed while climbing the stairs he/she

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will gain more power. In this situation also the students exerts the same amount
of work and force because you go through the same distance. The students
exerts the same force and work but compare student’s running to student’s
walking they develop more power because energy is need to do work faster.
When you base it from the result you can observe and see that the student
running has the shortest amount of time (second) meaning he/she is doing the
work faster which required more power.
3. Which machine (student) did the most work? (Support your answer)

4. Which machine (student) generates the most power? (Support your answer)

5. Convert the power output (watts of student #1, #2 and #3 into horsepower (hp).

6. Which machine (student) has the greatest horsepower? Why?

7. Describe the difference between work and power?

Documentation: (1-2 video/s or 5-10 pictures)

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