Projectile Motion

Launching Fluffy, the Wonder Hamster, in a catapult might not be humane, but imagining the action to analyze projectile motion should be acceptable. This physics resource injects a little silliness, yet is quite serious about assessing...

Employing their knowledge of projectile motion, physics masters form a hypothesis about how far a metal ball will fly after rolling down a ramp and off of a tabletop. Their goal is to predict correctly and catch the ball at the right...

Seven pages with 33 multiple choice questions about motion make up this instructional activity. Calculations must be performed in order to choose the correct answer. Physics majors will solve for angles, displacement, acceleration,...

Here is a rare gem for physics teachers! An engaging collection of slides opens with a question about aiming a slingshot at a monkey as it lets go of the branch from which it hangs. Projectile motion concepts are presented with graphics,...

A unique and useful presentation, this covers projectile motion for your general physics class. Many graphs display the vectors involved, and some even act as animations. Motion is broken down into its components and only then are the...

Hit a bullseye with an engaging presentation about the components of projectile motion. Viewers see how horizontal and vertical motion combine to create the parabolic path of projectile motion. 

Three practice projectile motion problems are presented, each on an individual slide. During your projectile motion unit, you could display one of these each day at the beginning of class as a warm-up exercise. There are cute cartoon...

Four physics problems dealing with projectile motion are displayed for your class to solve, one on each slide. Use these to practice as a class, or as a pop quiz to assess their grasp on these concepts.

Seven questions about projectile motion are posted for your physics class to review. The questions take up the first three slides, and answers are provided on the final two. You could use this as a review by discussing and working...

Projectile motion is seen in action as Andrew's niece, Abby, practices archery. This is a nice demonstration since most video clips that you can find online are actually just animations. That being said, there is nothing more to this...