Projectile Motion
What you should know when all is said and done
Alignment with KY Program of Studies: Multi-dimensional Motion
By the time you finish all labs, worksheets and related activities, you should be able to:
1. Use video analysis techniques to produce position-time and velocity-time graphs which represent the behavior of an object moving in two dimensions.
2. Determine which model (free or constant force particle model) is appropriate to describe the horizontal and vertical motion of an object.
3. Draw a motion map for an object undergoing parabolic motion, with velocity and acceleration vectors for both dimensions.
4. Draw a force diagram for an object undergoing parabolic motion.
5. Given information about the initial velocity and height of a projectile determine
a. the time of flight,
b. the point where the projectile lands
c. velocity at impact
6. Explain what effect the mass of a projectile has on its time of flight.
7. Use the ULI timer and photogates to determine the initial velocity of a projectile; use this information along with the initial height to determine where the object will strike the ground.
Core Content:
Laws of motion. Objects change their motion only when a net force is applied. Laws of motion are used to predict and/or calculate the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
Textbook: Newtonian Physics, Chapter 6: Newton's Laws in 3 Dimensions
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