PART 1.

FREE FALL MOTION

SET UP APPARATUS AND OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED.

PREPARE TO DROP THE PICKET FENCE THROUGH THE PHOTOGATE HEAD VERTICALLY,
WITHOUT TILTING IT. MAKE SURE TO PLACE A SOFT PAD SO IT CAN CUSHION THE FALL OF
THE PICKET FENCE.

CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON OF THE XPLORER GLX TO BEGIN RECORDING THE DATA FOR
THE VELOCITY AND POSITION. DROP THE PICKET FENCE.

WHEN THE PICKET FENCE HAS PASSED THROUGH THE PHOTOGATE HEAD COMPLETELY,
CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON OF THE EXPLORER GLX TO STOP RECORDING.

RECORD YOUR DATA AND REPEAT STEPS 2-4. MAKE SURE TO HAVE FIVE TRIALS.

COMPUTE FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL VALUE OF ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY.

COMPUTE FOR THE PERCENTAGE ERROR.