P5c Projectile Motion

Physics, Forces and Motion, Age 14-16, Age 16-18

Year 11 GCSE (Higher) SPACE FOR REFLECTION OCR Gateway Science Suite Lessons 5-6 (P5c) 1) … horizontal and vertical velocities are vectors 2) … resultant velocity of a projectile is the vector sum of the horizontal and vertical velocity 3) … horizontal projectile there is no acceleration horizontally 4) Use equations of motion for an object …


How Insulation Works15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School1Projectile MotionMr Ferguson Year 11 GCSE (Higher) SPACE FOR REFLECTION OCR Gateway Science Suite Lessons 5-6 (P5c)15 March 2010© 2008 James Ferguson© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4962How Insulation Works15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School2IndexProjectile Motion Horizontal and Vertical Motion Projectile Calculation Resultant Velocity© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4962How Insulation Works15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School3ObjectivesExplain that horizontal and vertical velocities are vectors Explain that the resultant velocity of a projectile is the vector sum of the horizontal and vertical velocity Explain that for a horizontal projectile there is no acceleration horizontally Use equations of motion for an object projected horizontally above the Earth’s surface where the gravitational field is still uniform© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4962How Insulation Works15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School4Projectile MotionOnce a projectile is launched the only force acting on it is gravity!