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Projectile Motion Lesson from UTeach


Projectile Motion

Looking for a lesson on projectile motion for middle school? This lesson plan submitted by UTeach at UT-Austin has students investigate how air resistance affects different objects. Lesson objectives include:

  • Students will be able to describe projectile motion with no air resistance.
  • Students will be able to explain the effect of air resistance on a projectile.
  • Students will be able to explain the relationship between shape and air resistance.
  • Students will be able to contrast the motion of a projectile without air resistance to motion with air resistance.
  • Students will be able to predict the amount of air resistance an object would have relative to other objects.


Standards addressed: TEKS Science: 8.3C, 8.6C CCRS Science Standards: VIII-C1

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2012

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