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Free Fall Velocity

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Students examine if they can accurately measure the velocity of a falling ball. They conduct an experiment, dropping the ball from three heights, measuring the time with a stopwatch, and calculating the velocities and average velocity for each height.

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11th - Higher Ed
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Science
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