Description
Use a ramp, ball and carbon paper to characterise the exit velocity of a projectile, then try to predict where it will land.
Outcomes:
- Measure the velocity of a projectile using simple projectile motion equations.
- Use uncertainty calculations to estimate the reliability of an experiment.
Links to Stage 6 Physics Syllabus content
- A student describes and analyses qualitatively and quantitatively circular motion and motion in a gravitational field, in particular, the projectile motion of particles PH12-12
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- analyse the motion of projectiles by resolving the motion into horizontal and vertical components, making the following assumptions:Â Â
- a constant vertical acceleration due to gravityÂ
- Â zero air resistanceÂ
- Â apply the modelling of projectile motion to quantitatively derive the relationships between the following variables:Â Â
- initial velocityÂ
- launch angleÂ
- maximum heightÂ
- time of flightÂ
- final velocityÂ
- launch heightÂ
- horizontal range of the projectile (ACSPH099)Â
- Â conduct a practical investigation to collect primary data in order to validate the relationships derived above.