Angling for Distance

Angry Birds prepared them, but now pupils must prove their skills with projectiles! Scholars test different variables to determine which ones impact the distance the projectile flies. The experiment provides connections to kinetic and...

For this science worksheet, students take part in an experiment that examines the motion of a projectile and measures things like velocity or direction.

In this projectile motion worksheet, students solve four problems finding launch speed, distance of the vertical drop of a moving object and acceleration of gravity on a planet.

Two activities employ the use of kinematic equations for determining projectile ranges. They both require the use of a toy dart gun. Included in this resource are both the teacher's guide and student laboratory sheets. This is an...

In this projectile motion worksheet, students complete 9 word problems solving for minimum speed, initial height, speed, direction, and magnitude and direction of the velocity of different objects.

Can you predict how the components of projectile's velocity and acceleration change during their trajectory? This practice includes questions for students to test their problem solving skills with angled launch projectile vectors.

Students investigate the factors affecting projectile trajectory. In this physics lesson, students calculate the range, time and speed of projectiles using mathematical equations.

This video is part 4 in a series on finding out which angle you should launch a projectile to fly as far as possible. Sal Khan uses calculus to figure out the angle that will optimize the distance of a projectile. [10:39]

Students can imagine a cannonball launched at three different launch angles where the speed is held constant; only the angle is changed. The cannonballs do not encounter a significant amount of air resistance. How will the trajectories...

Students must determine the horizontal speed of a projectile based on the distance that it travels and other given information. Students must find the time of flight and put it in milliseconds. Finally, students must find the final...