1. Chapter-3 Falling Objects and Projectile Motion

2. Overview Explore how objects move under the influence of gravity close to the surface of the earth.

3. Outline Acceleration due to gravity Falling object Projectile motion

4. Why objects fall to the ground when released?

5. How to observe the Acceleration Due to Gravity? Galileo’s Method

6. How to observe the Acceleration Due to Gravity? Using a Stroboscope

7. Q2

8. Acceleration Due to Gravity Slope = g = 9.8 m/s 2.

9. When you drop objects of different sizes and weights, do they reach the ground at the same time?

11. Falling Object

12. Velocity and Distance for a falling object

13. Spread Sheet (Excel) Calculations

14. Velocity VERSUS Time graph

15. Distance VERSUS Time graph

16. Throwing up a ball

17. Velocity and Distance

18. Q16

19. Velocity VS. Time graph

20. A Cartoon Coyote Falling off a Cliff

21. Horizontal and Vertical motions

22. Q: What determines the time of flight?

23. Q: What determines the time of flight? A: Vertical motion

24. Q23

25. Target Shooting

26. Football in the air

27. Angle for maximum Range

28. CP1