Visual Scientifics Ballistic Pendulum

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Grade 8?College. Find the muzzle velocity using kinetic and potential energy, velocity, and energy conservation. Unit extension covers damped simple harmonic motion. Includes spring-loaded launcher, rigid-arm pendulum with barrel, measuring board, ball, and metal rod with handle. Needed but not included: safety glasses, balance, carbon paper, Visual Scientifics Back Board (item #753152). Recommended accessories: Visual Scientifics Photogate (item #753168), video camera, and graphing software. Required accessory: Visual Scientifics Base (item #753150). Includes instructions.Main Lab: What is the muzzle velocity?Extension 1: Photogate verification of muzzle velocityExtension 2: Damped simple harmonic motionDimensions: 13-1/4 x 7-3/8 x 4-1/2'Includes 27 pages covering approximately 3 to 4 hr of class/lab time material, 10 Next Generation Science Standards Concepts, and 17 Common Core Standards.Every module includes comprehensive instructions to assist with lesson planning, student activities, and experimental procedures. All labs and extensions feature recommended video analysis setups and guides.Visual Scientifics is an affordable system that joins video analysis or probeware with core mechanics concepts and lets you blend physics, technology, engineering, and real-world applications. By allowing you to use all the technologies available today, Visual Scientifics can enhance your laboratory experiments with tools that take your physics curriculum to the next level. Plus this cutting-edge system is specifically designed to be platform neutral, so it works with the computers, probeware, and video analysis tools you already own and know how to use.BenefitsCutting-edge system for algebra-based through advanced mechanicsAll-metal construction and magnetic base withstand years of student useHigh-contrast colors and grid work with multiple video analysis toolsPrecise module mounting means no