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Investigating the Constancy of Gravity: Free-Fall Using a Water-Filled Plastic Bottle

Investigating the Constancy of Gravity: Free-Fall Using a Water-Filled Plastic Bottle

In this physics interactive lecture demonstration, students will investigate the effects of acceleration due to gravity in a number of different situations using a plastic water bottle. Based on an original activity from Peter Hopkinson, AAPT.

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Acceleration, NSDL, Education, Gravity, Interactive Lectures, Physics
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Material Type:
Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States

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