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Objective

To demonstrate that all objects fall with the same acceleration under the influence of gravity irrespective of mass and that projectile motion is the superposition of horizontal motion with constant velocity and vertical motion with a constant acceleration and that these two motions are completely independent of each other.

 

  
  
  
Motion Under Gravity - Assembly.docx
  
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Motion Under Gravity - Instructor Outline.docx
  
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Motion Under Gravity - Student Worksheet.docx
  
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Motion Under Gravity_ppt_RevW10.ppt
  
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car - Pitsco PC Sportster
1
washer - steel, 1/2"
8
bolt - hex bolt, 1/2" by 2"
1
nut
2
ramp - steel wall stud ramp, 10' long
1
ramp support storage box
1
bucket - Homer
1
stopwatch
1
ruler
1
scale - digital
1
Pitsco straw rocket launcher and straw rockets
1
yardstick
2
retractable tape measure
1