PHYSICS EXPERIMENT

Projectile Motion
MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
SCHOOL

1103
KONG, PURE, CHERRY,

MOODANG, GUY
 INTRODUCTION
Galileo was the first person who described
the projectile motion

He separated it in two directions, horizontal and

vertical. Projectile appears in daily life in certain

activities such as basketball and football. It is also

useful for the military setting such as dropping a

bomb from high places or shooting the bullet out of

the battleship gun. With no flaw, it makes accurate

shooting by using the calculation of motion

concept, projectile.

Projectile motion is when the object is thrown with

some initial velocity and moves along in the horizontal
direction  under the gravitational force (-9.8m/s) in
the vertically downward direction. The moving of the
projectile is the curve, also known as parabola. The
path that the object follows is called trajectory. In
addition, the kinetic equation can be used to describe
the components of projectile motion. The calculation
of the projectile motion neglects the air resistance.
 OBJECTIVE
The objective of this project is to use the
launcher as our tool for the experiment.

There are 2 main objectives in this experiment.

First, to calculate and measure the initial

velocity by using all the materials we have.

Second, to find the relationship between the

angle of the launcher and velocity by using the

distance from the tape for determination.

MATERIALS
LAUNCHER

HAND PUMP

MASKING TAPE

METAL BALL
 SET-UP
PHYSICS LABORATORY
 PROCEDURE

First, we staple the carbon tape onto the table

then set launcher to 0 degree horizontally and

pump the pressure around 50 to 70psi. We insert

the metal ball into the launcher,  press and hold

“arm button” and press “Launch” to fire the ball.

Note the spot where the metal ball landed.

We will repeat this experiment again but change

the angle of the launcher to 20 , 30 , 45 , 60 , then

70 degrees and repeat 3 trials per 1 angle.

DATA AND RESULTS
 Analysis
IN THE FIRST PART OF THE
EXPERIMENT, WE SET OUR LAUNCHER
AT 0 DEGREE ANGLE AND WE PUT  A
PRESSURE CONSTANTLY AT 70 PSI,
THEN LAUNCHED THE BALL. WE DID
THIS PROCESS FOR THREE TRIALS, AND
OUR RESULTS WERE VERY PRECISE.
ONLY ABOUT 0-1 CM/S DIFFERENCE. 

IN THE SECOND PART, WE SET OUR

LAUNCHER AT DIFFERENT ANGLE
(20,30,45,60 AND 70). OUR RESULTS
WERE, THE BALL WENT FURTHER
FROM 0-45 DEGREE ANGLE,BUT
AFTER 45 THE RANGE OF A BALL IS
GETTING SHORTER AND TAKE
LONGER TIME TO LAND ON THE 
MARKING TAPE.
 CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the angle of the

launcher will affect the distance that
the metal ball travel.

In experiment part A, when we shoot the ball from

horizontal angle, the initial velocity was averagely
44.94 cm/s . While the ball travel, it covers the
distance of averagely 77.3 cm. In part B, The range
of the ball was increasing from angle 20 and 30
degrees of the launcher and reach a maximum at a
45-degree angle on an average distance of 188.93
cm. After that, the distance that the ball travel
decreased in a 60 and 70-degree angle.
Recommendations
THE PROJECT WAS FUN AND VERY EXCITING FOR
US.  THE PART THAT SEEMED TO BE AN OBSTACLE
WAS WE LAUNCHED THE METAL BALL AND IT DIDN'T
HIT THE TAPE. WE FELT FRUSTRATED. THIS WAS FOR
THE REASON THAT THE LAUNCHER WAS PUT ON A
CHAIR. THE CHAIR WAS MOVING AND THEN CAUSES
ERROR TO THE ANGLE, CHANGES THE BALL TO FALL
IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. THE LAB JACK WAS AS
WELL UNSTABLE AND TILTS THE LAUNCHER.
ADDITIONALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE CAN
INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE CARBON PAPER BY
MAKING IT WIDER, THE BALL WILL HIT EASIER AND
PREVENTS US FROM WASTING A LOT OF TIME
 WORKLOG

KLAKAWEE PLUEMCHAROEN

MOODANG 1103

WIRACHA UTENPITAK 

PURE 1103

GUY NITASNOPKUL

GUY 1103

NATCHA SUBJAROENPORN

CHERRY 1103 CHAYUNGGUL  NIANCHALOEI

KONG 1103
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