Summary of Digital Lab: Velocity & Air Resistance
Summary of Digital Lab: Velocity & Air Resistance
Summary
The goal of the Velocity & Air Resistance virtual lab is to allow students to investigate how height and mass impact speed and time. Students conduct experiments to understand the relationship between a ball’s mass and volume, its final speed, and its acceleration when it is dropped from different heights.
Driving Questions
- Determine how the height of the drop affects the velocity of the ball before it hits the ground.
- Determine how the mass of the ball affects the acceleration before the ball hits the ground.
- Determine how the volume of the ball affects the force as the ball hits the ground.
- Determine how the volume of the ball affects the time before the ball hits the ground.
NGSS Standards