Product Summary
Add two meter sticks to these components to make a Ball Ramp (ME-7075).
Two meter sticks form rails for a ball to roll on. The curved end of the Ball Ramp allows the ball to roll off the end of ramp horizontally for projectile motion studies. There is a level in the curved end so you can tell when the end is horizontal.
The angle of the Ball Ramp can adjusted by clamping one end to a rod stand. Photogate Rod Clamps hold the meter sticks in place and provide a rod clamp as well as a place to attach a photogate. The Photogate Rod Clamp is compatible with Smart Gates and Photogate Heads. A photogate can also be mounted on the curved end of the Ball Ramp to record the speed right before the ball leaves the ramp.
To study Conservation of Momentum in two dimensions, the 2-D Collision Accessory can be mounted on the end of the curved end of the Ball Ramp, allowing the ball rolling down the ramp to collide with a second ball.
Built-in Features
- Level in curved end to make the ball launch horizontally
- Photogate Rod Clamps hold the meter sticks in place, provide a rod clamp and a place to attach a photogate.
- The Photogate Rod Clamp can be installed upside-down to act as a back-stop to consistently start the ball at the same place by starting it pressed up against this back-stop.
- The curved end has a photogate attachment point so the speed of the ball can be measured just as the ball leaves the end of the ramp.
What's Included
- 2x Photogate Rod Clamp
- 1x Curved End with Bubble Level and Rod Clamp
- 2x Steel Ball (1-inch diameter)
- 2x Plastic Ball (1-inch diameter)
- 1x 2-Dimensional Collision Accessory
- 1x Ball Ramp End Stop
Product Specifications
| Designed for meter stick cross-section dimensions | 7 mm x 28 mm |
| Distance between meter stick rails | 1 cm |
| Diameter of ball used with the ball ramp | 2.54 cm |
Buying Guide
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Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Ball Ramp Components.
Visit PASCO's Experiment Library to view more activities.
College • High School / Physics
Determine how the distance the ball rolls down the plane depends on time and determine how the speed of the ball depends on time.
College • High School / Physics
Determine the velocity of a ball at the bottom of the ball ramp by measuring where it hits the floor. Verify that result by measuring the velocity of the ball with photogates.
College • High School / Physics
A ball rolls down a ramp and collides with a second stationary ball. Confirm that momentum is conserved for elastic collisions in two dimensions.
College • High School / Physics
Verify that potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as a ball rolls down a ramp. The kinetic energy includes translational and rotational kinetic energy.
