Name: Catch a Meter Stick
Category: Mechanics
Subcategory: 1-D Motion
Classes:
Comments: Hold a meter stick up and have a student
hold their fingers beside the 50 cm point. At some random
time, drop the meter stick. Have the student grab the meter
stick the instant they see you drop it. Measure the distance
from the 50 cm mark to the point where they caught the meter
stick. Convert distance to reaction time. t = square root of
(2d/g)