About This Lesson

Welcome to Projectile Motion, the sixth lesson in Unit 2: Kinematics.

This lesson handles objects moving through the air in two dimensions at once.

How to Use This Lesson

1. Watch the teaching video
2. Complete the worksheet
3. Check your answers
4. Use the worked video solutions for any problems you want to review step by step

Teaching Video

In this video, I cover the concepts associated with projectile motion. I use a velocity vector map to build understanding, discuss how to identify given information in a projectile motion word problem and organize those givens in a list of variables, and introduce the equations and strategies necessary to solve problems correctly. During the video I work through two sample problems - one horizontally launched projectile, and one launched at an angle.

Practice Materials

Use the resources below to practice the concepts from this lesson. Try to complete the worksheet on your own before checking the answer key.

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• Download Worksheet (2.06 Projectile Motion)
• Download Answer Key (2.06 Projectile Motion)
  
  

Worked Solutions

The videos below walk through each worksheet problem step by step.

Problem 1–2

Problem 3

Problem 4

Problem 5–6

Problem 7

Problem 8

Problem 9

Problem 10

Problem 11

Problem 12

Next Step
When you’re ready, continue to 2.07 Velocity Vectors, Relative Velocity.