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.
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Featured Equipment
Comprehensive 850 Mechanics Bundle
This bundle includes all the equipment and sensors needed to perform the experiments in the Comprehensive 850 Mechanics System Experiment Manual.
Photogate Head
Monitors the motion of objects passing through its gate, counting events as the object breaks the infrared beam.
Picket Fence
A rectangular piece of clear plastic with evenly spaced opaque bands.
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