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Blast a car out of a cannon, and challenge yourself to hit a target! Learn about projectile motion by firing various objects. Set parameters such as angle, initial speed, and mass. Explore vector representations, and add air resistance to investigate the factors that influence drag.
- Projectile Motion - PhET Interactive Simulations
Explore the interactive simulation of projectile motion,...
- Projectile Motion - PhET Interactive Simulations
Explore the interactive simulation of projectile motion, learning about kinematics and air resistance factors.
Projectile Motion - PhET Interactive Simulations
The simulation plots x displacement agaisnt y displacement over time. Interact with the simulation, change settings & explore the calculations below! Display Trajectories
Predict how varying initial conditions affect a projectile path (various objects, angles, initial speed, mass, diameter, initial height, with and without air resistance). Use reasoning to explain the predictions.
Blast a car out of a cannon, and challenge yourself to hit a target! Learn about projectile motion by firing various objects. Set parameters such as angle, initial speed, and mass. Explore vector representations, and add air resistance to investigate the factors that influence drag.
Visit: Teacher Notes | Exercise 1 | Exercise 2 | Exercise 3. This collection of interactive simulations allow learners of Physics to explore core physics concepts by altering variables and observing the results. This section contains nearly 100 simulations and the numbers continue to grow.
