Compare the forces on a bouncing ball and equal mass of clay using a PASCO Wireless Force Platform. Then investigate multiple successive bounces of the ball to develop and test a model to predict the height of future bounces.
Free student-ready experiment files are available in PASCO's Experiment Library:
www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/1213
This experiment can be performed with either of PASCO's Wireless Force Platforms:
1D: pasco.com/product/PS-3229
2D: pasco.com/product/PS-3230
