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Lab O2 Projectile Motion (Home Lab Instruction) : All Rights Reserved by Yunsheng Qiu

This document provides instructions for two home lab methods to study projectile motion. Method A uses a solid ball, carbon paper, boxes or books to create an adjustable ramp. The ball is dropped from different heights to record its position on the carbon paper. Method B uses a solid ball with paint and an uneven surface like a tilted board to leave behind a motion track. Positions along the track are then measured. The goal of both methods is to collect position data (x, y) for the ball from repeated projectile motions to analyze the equations of motion. Assistance obtaining materials is offered by the instructor.

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Lab O2 Projectile Motion (Home Lab Instruction) : All Rights Reserved by Yunsheng Qiu

This document provides instructions for two home lab methods to study projectile motion. Method A uses a solid ball, carbon paper, boxes or books to create an adjustable ramp. The ball is dropped from different heights to record its position on the carbon paper. Method B uses a solid ball with paint and an uneven surface like a tilted board to leave behind a motion track. Positions along the track are then measured. The goal of both methods is to collect position data (x, y) for the ball from repeated projectile motions to analyze the equations of motion. Assistance obtaining materials is offered by the instructor.

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Lab O2 Projectile Motion

(home lab Instruction)


All rights reserved by Yunsheng Qiu
Notice
• from the old lab set up, the keys to measure the equation of motion
for projectile motion are
1. create the same projectile motion repeatedly
2. be able to collect position (x,y)

• To create your own projectile motion, I offer 2 possible method for


you to do at home. However, if you could design your own method
that fulfill the 2 keys above. I will check it out and graded it.
Equipment needed
• For method A, you need a solid ball object, carbon paper, few boxes
or book, some paper, scissors and tapes and an even/uneven surface
above ground. And some paper.

• For method B, you still need a solid ball object, an uneven surface
and some painting pigment. And some paper.
solid ball object and carbon paper
• I have tried different ideas to create such object at my own apartment
and they worked out.
• This ball object must be heavy enough to leave trails on carbon paper.
• If you don’t have access to such ball object, I can offer you a metal
ball and carbon paper. You can come to my office at informed hours
and pick it up.
Even/uneven surface above ground
• This could be just a table
with clean edge.
• And you can make the table
uneven surface by simply lift
one leg with something. ground

ground
Method A with even surface
• Let's check out the video I made my own and see how it is done.
Video of my set up
So I made a ramp with card paper
• Any hard paper would work
• Then I fix the ramp with some
books
mark my start point
then drop the ball
The ramp I made
• I can adjust my y position by
using boxes
• and x position is recorded by
carbon paper.
• After several different y, I have Marked position
my (x,y)s. and for each y (height),
I repeat the motions 3 times to
take average x on paper.

• By dropping the metal at marked


position, all the drops have same
motion.
ground
Method B
• Let's check out the video I made my own and see how it is done.
Video of my set up B
• In method B, I don’t
have to recreate the
same motion, because it
already leave a clear
mark.
• I used a flat broad as my
uneven surface and lift
its one side with a tape
to create my uneven
surface.
• Then I push metal ball
with color pigment in one
direction given it initial
velocity and leave the
motion track on paper.

• Last, on the track, I make


my coordinates and record
my positions (x,y)

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