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Monday 31 July 2017

Projectile motion

Projectile Motion...
Is when an object referred to as the projectile is thrown. Gravity acts to influence the vertical motion of the projectile causing a vertical acceleration.

The 3 parts of PM...
Height of release
Is when you you apply a great force to the height of release, the further the distance the object travels.

Speed of release...
The greater the speed the greater the height and distance.

Angle of release...
The optimal way to shoot a basketball or any object is 45 degrees.


The activity this morning i participated in relating to Projectile motion was when the class was given a rubber ban and a piece of paper. What we all had to do is find the best possible way to flick a rubber ban as far as we could. The activity was a success and we all had great fun.