This Senior Physics Projectile Motion lesson provides everything you need to teach 2D motion, gravity, vectors, and projectile motion with both Vi = 0 and Vi ≠ 0 launch conditions. Designed for upper-level high school physics, this lesson includes clear explanations, worked examples, and extensive practice problems with fully worked answers.

The student and teacher versions are editable and designed for inquiry-based discussions, conceptual understanding, and practice applying kinematic relationships in projectile motion.

In order, the lesson covers:

• What Projectiles Are
• Components of motion (horizontal vs. vertical)
• Types of projectiles
• Gravity and 2D motion
• Horizontal launches: Vi = 0
• Angled launches: Vi ≠ 0
• Step-by-step problem-solving strategies
• Fully worked example problems
• Independent practice problems with solutions
  

This makes it perfect for introducing or reinforcing projectile motion in senior physics courses.

Included in the lesson package is:

• The teacher version of the presentation
• The student version of the presentation
• Student lesson handout
• Worksheet questions with fully worked answers

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Google and Distance Learning Ready

• This lesson includes both Office and Google formats for ALL resources. The presentation is in PowerPoint and Google Slides while all documents contain Word and Google Doc versions.
• Your resource is perfect for distance learning and integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom as I've included a link that will automatically create a copy of the resources and put them directly into your Google Drive with one click.
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Having both options allows you to use either without worrying about formatting issues as all the work has already been done for you. It safeguards you in case your department or school decides to go Google 100% and allows you as well as your students to access everything no matter where you are or what kind of equipment is being used.

Why This Lesson Works for Senior Physics

Projectile motion at the senior physics level requires combined understanding of:

• vectors
• kinematics
• gravity
• horizontal and vertical components
• acceleration in 2D
  

This lesson scaffolds each component, providing conceptual clarity, visual models, and worked examples that help students master projectile motion in both horizontal and angled launch scenarios.

This lesson is part of my Motion and Force Senior Physics Unit which includes the following lessons plus many activities, assessments, etc.

1. Speed and Velocity in One and Two Dimensions
2. Acceleration in One and Two Dimensions
3. Acceleration due to Gravity
4. Projectile Motion
5. Frames of Reference
6. Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
7. Newton's Laws of Motion
8. Exploring Frictional Forces
9. Ramps, Pulleys, and Forces
10. Circular Motion
11. Universal Gravitation

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