Freefall of a Picket Fence

A picket fence is dropped through a photogate and the slope of the graph of average velocity versus time gives the acceleration of the falling object.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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Universal 550 Physics Experiment Bundle

This system provides a complete set of labs for mechanics, heat, light, sound, and electromagnetism.

Photogate Head

Monitors the motion of objects passing through its gate, counting events as the object breaks the infrared beam.

Picket Fence

Clear plastic sheet with evenly spaced opaque bands for performing freefall experiments

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Source Collection: Lab #08