Pacing Exercise

Laboratory Activity No. _2_ Final Report

Group Number _5_

Leader: OLBES, Genina Nika.

Members:
1. DE GUZMAN, Jose Darrie.
2. PAPA, Josh Cristopher. Content Performance Presentation Punctuality TOTAL

3. RANOLA, Alyssa Nicole

Grade and Section: 12- STEM 6 Name of Instructor: Ms. Mae Gareza
Date Performed: August 28, 2019 Date Submitted: September 16, 2019

I. INTRODUCTION
Pacing is a reasonably easy and quick method of measuring distance in the field. A pace is an unit
of length consisting either one of one normal walking step or of a double step, returning to the
same foot. The distance is determined by multiplying the number of steps taken between two points
by one’s pace factor. Pace factor is defined as the ratio of the measured distance in the number of
paces made by an individual to cover the measured distance. While doing this method, just do your
normal pacing and keep focus on counting your steps to find the correct results.

II. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the activity, you should be able:
1. To apply skills involving measurements and conversion of units; and
2. To determine individual pace.

III. PROBLEM
The problem statement is to determine the unknown distance by finding the individual phase and
distance covered of each member of the group

IV. HYPOTHESIS
The researchers cannot determine the unknown distance by using the individual phase and
distance covered of each member of the group.

V. PROCEDURE
Calculating the length of each step.
1. The number of steps it took to walk the known distance were recorded.
2. The distance was divided by the number of steps to get the number of meters.
3. The individual paces of each member in the group were recorded.

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Determining the unknown distance
1. The experimenters walked the distance and counted the number of steps.
2. The number of steps were multiplied by the number of meters.

Ways to Minimize Error

1. A personal, standard step size was set.
2. The experimenters used the same step every time.

VI. DATA and OBSERVATIONS

Table 1. Pacing Protocols

Known Distance: 20.5m Unknown distance: 31.9m
Trial No. of Steps Individual Pace No. of Steps Distance
Covered
De Guzman 31 0.7 or 0.66 47 32.9m

Olbes 30 0.68 46 31.28m

Papa 31 0.7 or 0.66 44 30.8m

Ranola 30 0.68 44 29.92m

Average 30.5 45.25

Post-Laboratory Question/s:
1. Give potential sources of error involved in pacing.
- We humans are not perfect and we also made errors. With this experiment, the most common
source of error is a human error because we don’t use any equipment in this activity and we are
only using our body to perform this experiment. Being conscious in the way you walk will greatly
affect the result of the experiment. Miscalculations during the computations will have a great
impact in the result.

VII. ANALYSIS and DISCUSSION

Based on the data, the number of steps going to the known distance which is 20.5m is precise. The
two got 31 steps while the other two got 30 steps. Our individual paces were computed by dividing
the known distance by the number of steps obtain of each member of the group. Two of the
members got 0.71m and the other two got 0.68m, meaning the results are precise with each other.
The next part of the experiment is to find the unknown distance. First, count the number of steps
from the starting point up to the last. After getting the number of steps, we multiplied the number
of steps to the individual pace of each trial. To get the unknown distance, we get the average of
the distance covered and we got 31.9 m.

VIII. CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATIONS

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We therefore conclude that pacing is a great method of measuring distance. It is a fast and
relatively quick and comfortable method. Each member should walk uniformly so that you will
get the accurate and precise results.

We recommend walking at a normal pace while doing the experiment. Don’t be conscious on
how you walk and just act naturally like you’re walking in daily basis. Stay focus in the activity
to properly count the number of steps so that you will get the accurate and precise results. In
doing the computations, carefully input the numbers in your calculators so that you will not
encounter any error that will make your experiment invalid.

IX. REFERENCES
http://www.fao.org/3/e7171e/E7171E03.htm

https://www.civilengineeringterms.com/surveying-levelling/what-is-pacing/

https://www.progressivegardening.com/agricultural-engineering-2/pacing.html

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