Interactive presentation

Seminar session

Design an interactive seminar session on projectile motion, using Powerpoint or similar presentation tools and the PhET simulation from the previous task. This task could be done individually, in pairs or in small groups.

Be sure to include a concept diagram in your explanation.

Address each question on a new slide. Be sure to clearly explain the conditions that need to be met in each case.

  1. What do the horizontal/vertical equations of motion look like?

  2. How do you find the equation of the path of motion?

  3. How do you find the maximum height? When does it occur?

  4. How do you find the ‘time of flight’?

  5. a) How do you find the range of the projectile?

    b) When is this range at a maximum?

  6. How do you find a projectile’s speed or angle of inclination?

  1. What happens if the projectile does not begin at the origin?

  2. What if the projectile is thrown straight up and down?