Activity No. 3 :Projectiles - Horizontal Launch Purpose: To Determine If The Kinematics Of A Projectile Can Really Predict The Motion Of A Horizontally-Launched Projectile. Discussion: In This Lab, You Will Check To See If The Kinematics Concepts And Equations We Have Discussed Really Predict The Motion Of An Actual Projectile. In This Lab, You Will Measure

 

Activity No. 3 :Projectiles - Horizontal Launch Purpose: To determine if the kinematics of a projectile can really predict the motion of a horizontally-launched projectile. Discussion: In this lab, you will check to see if the kinematics concepts and equations we have discussed really predict the motion of an actual projectile. In this lab, you will measure the starting velocity of a projectile and the distance from the table (the range, R) that the projectile lands. From this, you can calculate the vertical distance that it fell and compare your calculated value and the measured value.. It is easy to record the location where the projectile lands on the floor by placing a piece of carbon paper over a piece of scrap paper taped to the floor. The projectile will leave a mark on the paper where it hits. You can measure the horizontal range of the projectile and compare this to the calculated distance. "Launcher" -d- Ball -Table sics Floor h Path of Projectile R Landing Spot