Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Projectile Flight
Students must find the spring constant of a spring based on the distance a projectile travels when fired by the spring.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe Simple With Energy
Students must find the distance that Joey will travel as a projectile based on the kinetic energy that he possesses.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Principles for Satellites
Students explore how a satellite's motion is governed by the same physics principles and described by the same mathematical equations.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Difference in Landing Speed
Students must predict the difference in the landing speeds of two projectiles.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Paintball Ballistics
In this science fair project, use a paintball gun to compare the calculated vs. the actual range of a projectile. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Archery
[Free Registration/Login Required] Watch this animation as an archer shoots at a target on an angle, and its horizontal and vertical paths and its velocity are explained. An interactive follows where you can manipulate the archer's...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Truck and the Ball
Imagine a pickup truck moving with a constant speed along a city street. In the course of its motion, a ball is projected straight upwards by a launcher located in the bed of the truck (with no air resistance). This animation depicts the...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Horizontal and Vertical Components of Velocity
Students learn how to describe the motion of projectiles numerically; specifically how the numerical values of the x and y components of the velocity and displacement change with time. Includes animations and interactive simulation.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors/projectiles:non Horizontally Launched Projectiles
Visualize and read about launching an object from a non-horizontal position so that it becomes a projectile.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Gravity Free Environment
Students can launch a banana as a projectile at a monkey in a gravity-free environment.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom:vectors and Projectiles:throw at a Slow Speed With Gravity
In this animation, students can visualize and imagine throwing a projectile in slow speed in a normal gravity situation.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Horizontally Launched Projectile Animation
An animation showing a projectile that is launched horizontally. Animation shows the horizontal and vertical components and their velocity.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Non Horizontally Launched Projectile Animation
An animation showing a projectile that is launched at an angle. Animation shows the horizontal and vertical components and their velocity.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Newton's Laws of Motion and Projectiles
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, online labs, virtual simulations, and video clips, students learn about Newton's Laws of Motion.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Drone Delivery Lab
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships that govern the behavior of a package that has been released by a drone that is flying horizontally. Students will have control over the drone's height and horizontal speed....
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Satellite Motion
An animation depicting the path of projectiles launched at various launch speeds from the fictional Newton's Mountain. Accompanying text discusses satellite motion and the requirements of orbital motion. Links to further information is...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Ground to Wall Soccer Kick Problem
Students must determine where a soccer ball will hit a wall based on the speed with which it is kicked. Students will also need to find the time in the air in milliseconds. This problem does not take place on Earth.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe Simple
Students must predict the landing location of a person jumping over a gap on their motorcycle.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: High School Toss Level 1
Students will determine maximum height obtained by an object tossed upward off the roof of a high school. They will also find the total time aloft and the speed with which the object will impact the ground. The acceleration due to...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Soccer Kick Challenge
Challenges students to hit as many targets as possible by adjusting the angle of the kick until the angle will create the perfect range for landing on the target.
University of Virginia
Uva Physics: Using Vectors to Describe Motion
Background information on vectors and their use in describing motion in two dimensions. A comparison of Aristotle's and Galileo's perspectives on force and motion is given.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips
Physiclips thoroughly presents mechanics concepts with animations and film clips.