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OpenStax

Open Stax: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
The following interactive helps students understan how to identify and xplain the properties of a projectile, such as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and trajectory. They will determine the location and velocity of a...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A large collection of resources for learning about projectile motion. Includes learning modules, simulations, videos, a study guide, and practice activities.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to Lesson 2 for a complete tutorial on projectile motion. Content covered in these tutorials includes an explanation of what a projectile is, what the characteristics of a projectile's trajectory are, horizontal and vertical...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projectile Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of projectile motion, of which they are often familiar from life experiences,such as playing sports such as basketball or baseball, even though they may not understand the physics involved. Students...
Activity
Other

Institute of Physics: Testing Projectile Motion With a Drawn Parabola

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a demonstration which shows that motion can be predicted through testing projectile motion with a drawn parabola.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: 2 D Projectile Motion: Identifying Graphs for Projectiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Match graphs with the correct scenario for the projectile motion by understanding velocity, acceleration, and displacement.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Motion in Two Dimensions & Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to motion in two dimensions and projectile motion.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Predicting Point of Impact

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss forces acting on objects in a trajectory motion. They review notes, study equations, solve projectile motion problems, and determine experimentally the impact point of a ball in projectile motion.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Vectors and Projectile Motion on the Ti 89

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will study various properties of projectile motion by showing how the calculator manipulates three dimensional vectors, deriving the standard equations of motion for projectile motion, and applying these equations to 1st and 2nd...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Projectile Motion: Object Launched at an Angle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how angles affect the projectile motion of a thrown object. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Modeling and Simulating Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity provides participants the opportunity to model and simulate projectile motion using a program and the TI-83/84 family of graphing calculators. It is a preliminary in-class activity used prior to actual launching an...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: 2 D Projectile Motion: Vectors and Comparing Multiple Trajectories

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice problems dealing with displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for horizontally launched projectiles. In these practice problems, students will compare initial speed and time in the air for multiple projectiles.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is for 9th grade physical science students. It begins with an inquiry-based lesson using a projectile motion computer simulation. It culminates with students building a catapult; applying and connecting science knowledge from...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Projectile Motion and Gravity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab, students will investigate how gravity affects an object that falls from a state of rest and how it affects an object that is projected outward from the same level at the same time. Students will observe the objects and...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projectile Magic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to learn about projectile motion. They explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration and calculate simple projectile...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Projectile Motion

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Projectile motion and combining forces, examples of projectile motion.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is 2 D Projectile Motion?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how things fly through the air.
Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Modeling Projectile Motion Using Computational Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this demonstration, students see how they can model the phenomenon of projectiile motion with computational thinking in order to make predictions and better understand the concepts.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity assesses students' knowledge and understanding of projectile motion.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use the calculator's differential equation graphing mode to model projectile motion. They analyze time-height data for a falling object using the statistical features of the calculator. They also compare...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magical Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Projectile Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore a variety of variables associated with the trajectory of a projectile including the launch height, angle, and speed. This interactive can be used as a purely exploratory activity or be used with an activity sheet that...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Motion/forces in Two Dimensions: Projectile's Trajectory

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated tutorial discusses the horizontal and vertical components of a projectile's motion; specific attention will be given to the presence/absence of forces, accelerations, and velocity.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th
Three complete tutorials on vectors and two dimension forces and motion. Lessons include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.

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