Learning Projectile Motion via Potato Launchers (Prompt 2)
Launching Potatoes through potato launchers may seem like an ordinary activity that people do to have fun but principles of physics are present in this activity. Launching Potatoes through Potato launchers is an example of projectile motion, it also shows how gravity can impact acceleration. Projectile motion occurs when an object is thrown and it moves along a curve due to gravity. The only force that a project has during projectile motion is gravity which causes a downward acceleration. These three principles of physics are present in such a simple activity. The article mentions the students reaction as they observed projectile motion outside, Sevier’s said that students watched and
Launching Potatoes through potato launchers may seem like an ordinary activity that people do to have fun but principles of physics are present in this activity. Launching Potatoes through Potato launchers is an example of projectile motion, it also shows how gravity can impact acceleration. Projectile motion occurs when an object is thrown and it moves along a curve due to gravity. The only force that a project has during projectile motion is gravity which causes a downward acceleration. These three principles of physics are present in such a simple activity. The article mentions the students reaction as they observed projectile motion outside, Sevier’s said that students watched and