Uniform Acceleration: Motion in One Dimension
Shot Put and Golf Ball Drop
PIRA Class: 1C20.14*
Uniform Acceleration: Motion in One Dimension
Shot Put and Golf Ball Drop
PIRA Class: 1C20.14*
Purpose
To observe that the acceleration due to gravity is the same
for all objects in freefall
Description
Drop two similar balls of different diameters from the same
height to see which lands first.
Outdoors: Drop a shot-put and an orange golf ball from the
PIC lab 2nd floor window ledge
Indoors: Drop a Bocco ball and a small wooden ball onto a
mousepad (mousepad is used to
Equipment
Two of the following balls: Shot-put, Lead ball, golf ball,
sm. Wooden ball, Bocco ball
Mouse Pad