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Gizmo Student Exploration: Free-Fall Laboratory, (A Grade), Questions and Answers, All Correct Study Guide, Download to Score A 1. Suppose you dropped a feather and a hammer at the same time. Which object would hit the ground first? Hammer 2. Imagine repeating the experiment in an airless tube, or ...
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Student Exploration: Free-Fall Laboratory
Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. Suppose you dropped a feather and a hammer at the same time. Which object would hit the ground first?
The hammer because it has much more mass then the feather
2. Imagine repeating the experiment in an airless tube, or vacuum. Would this change the result? If so, how?
Yes, since there is no air resistance in the vacuum, they would fall at the same speed
Gizmo Warm-up
The Free-Fall Laboratory Gizmo allows you to measure the motion of an object in free
fall. On the DESCRIPTION tab, check that the Shuttlecock is selected, the Initial height
is 3 meters, and the Atmosphere is Air.
1. Click Play ( ) to release the shuttlecock. How long does it take to fall 0.9
to the bottom? seconds
2. Select the GRAPH tab. The box labeled h (m) should be checked, displaying a graph
of height vs. time. What does this graph show?
height decreases over time
3. Turn on the v (m/s) box to see a graph of velocity vs. time. Velocity is the speed and
direction of the object. Velocity is also referred to as instantaneous velocity.
Because the shuttlecock is falling downward, its velocity is negative.
Does the velocity stay constant as the object drops? No
4. Turn on the a (m/s/s) box to see a graph of acceleration vs. time. Acceleration is the rate at which the
velocity changes over time. What does this graph show?
, Activity A: Get the Gizmo ready:
● Click Reset ( ).
Falling objects ● Select the DESCRIPTION tab.
Question: What factors affect how quickly an object falls?
1. Observe: Drop each item through Air from a height of 3 meters. Record how long it takes to fall below. For
the tennis ball, try to click Pause ( ) when it hits the ground.
5. Analyze: What happened when objects fell through a vacuum?
Every object fell at the same speed in the vacuum
6. Draw conclusions: Objects falling through air are slowed by the force of air resistance. Which objects were
slowed the most by air resistance? Why do you think this is so?
The lighter objects were slowed the most.
7. Calculate: Select the Shuttlecock. Check that the Initial height is 3 meters and the Atmosphere is
None. Click Play and wait for the Shuttlecock to fall. Select the BAR CHART tab and turn on Show
numerical values.
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