Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
Projectile Motion (Photogates)
Experiment #8A from Physics with Vernier
- Measure the velocity of a ball using two Photogates.
- Apply concepts from two-dimensional kinematics to predict the impact point of a ball in projectile motion.
- Take into account trial-to-trial variations in the velocity measurement when calculating the impact point.
Projectile Motion
Experiment #4 from Vernier Video Analysis: Motion and Sports
In this experiment, you will
- Use video analysis techniques to obtain position, velocity, and time data for a projectile.
- Analyze the position vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs for both the horizontal and vertical components of the projectile’s motion.
- Create and analyze your own video of an object undergoing projectile motion.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Physics
- Theme
- A Space, time and motion
- Topic
- A.1 Kinematics
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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