Posts Tagged ‘projectile motion’
Predicting the Landing Zone of a Projectile
Posted by: Scott on: October 27, 2009
Let me start by saying that the kids really liked this lab. It made them smile when they succeeded. I kind of made this one up, kind of adapted it from the electronic timer manual. The idea is that we use a ramp to accelerate a steel marble, have it pass through timer gates, measure [...]
Projectile Motion Activity
Posted by: Scott on: March 1, 2009
I’ve been searching for a projectile motion activity/lab for my physical science class. I completely forgot about this one, and I’ve done it for years. We are going to make catapults from popsicle sticks, hot glue, rubber bands, and a spoon. I like this lab because the hot glue allows for rapid build and repair, [...]
Projectile Motion Lab
Posted by: Scott on: November 15, 2008
This is a favorite of mine. After you’ve spend nearly two weeks trying to get students to understand the basics of projectile motion, it’s time to go hands-on. Students get a Nerf gun, a meter stick, a level, and a long metric tape measure. They launch several darts horizontally from 1 meter in height and [...]
How I Teach Projectile Motion
Posted by: Scott on: November 15, 2008
For some reason, I find the books totally inadequate on this section. I also don’t like their method of teaching it. Our book has one small section and a few problems, but not enough for the kids to see the pattern and understand what’s happening. I break projectiles into three main parts. Part 1 – [...]
Stomp Rockets
Posted by: Scott on: June 5, 2008
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When I teach projectile motion, I like to do exercises where the students have to predict the results and then perform the experiment. One of my favorite toys is something called Stomp Rockets. They aren’t as easy to find as they were 10 years ago. They are plastic rockets that are launched from a tube [...]
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