Projectile Motion Lab Goals: To find, in three different ways, the initial speed v0 of the ball launched by a spring gun. To find the angle that will maximize the horizontal distance travelled by the projectile launched off of the table. Equipment: Spring gun Ball Meter sticks Carbon paper Safety: In this lab you will launch a plastic ball with a projectile launcher. Make sure the space is clear in front of the ball launcher when firing. Keep one group member at the end of your firing. When you launch the “firing line” to stop people from passing through while ball vertically, make sure the space below the ball is clear.
Projectile Motion Lab Goals: To find, in three different ways, the initial speed v0 of the ball launched by a spring gun. To find the angle that will maximize the horizontal distance travelled by the projectile launched off of the table. Equipment: Spring gun Ball Meter sticks Carbon paper Safety: In this lab you will launch a plastic ball with a projectile launcher. Make sure the space is clear in front of the ball launcher when firing. Keep one group member at the end of your “firing line” to stop people from passing through while firing. When you launch the ball vertically, make sure the space below the ball is clear.