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Projectile Motion Lab

Launch, trace, and measure

Fire projectiles at any speed and angle, watch the velocity vectors evolve, and prove that 30° and 60° share a range.

Scored investigations

Playing with a simulation is not the same as earning a point. These take your own measurements from this lab into a real AP free response, graded against the rubric.

Explain why 45° maximizes range — and why 30° and 60° tie

Unit 1 · Kinematics in two dimensions · Model reasoning · 6 pts

Show that launching from a height destroys the 45-degree rule

Unit 1 · Kinematics · Quantitative reasoning · 9 pts

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