Freefall Picket Fence

In this lab, students generate velocity vs. time graph for a picket fence free-falling through a Photogate. Then, students will use their graphs to determine the acceleration due to gravity.

Grade Level: College

Subject: Physics

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Featured Equipment

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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