Lab 3
Projectile Motion
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Lab 3: Projectile Motion - Finding Initial Velocity and Trajectory, Summaries of Physics
In this lab, students will investigate projectile motion by finding the initial velocity of a projectile and verifying that it follows a parabolic trajectory. Equipment includes a receptor pad, meter stick, plastic ball, smart timer, smart gate, and a projectile launcher. Students will record the time the ball takes to travel between two gates and use this data to calculate the initial velocity and predict the value of acceleration due to gravity.
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Lab 3
Projectile Motion
Objectives:
- (^) Finding the initial velocity of the projectile.
- (^) Showing that the projectile follows parabolic
trajectories by plotting the trajectory point by point.
- (^) Predicting experimental value for g.
Equipment List:
Receptor Pad Meter stick Plastic ball Smart timer Smart gate Projectile Launcher board
Setup:
For procedure 1 For procedure 2
Doing calculation:
Range
0 g=9.8 m/s^2 𝜃 = 0 For procedure 1
Doing calculation:For procedure 2
x y 𝜃 = 30 ° g=9.8 m/s^2
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