CATAPULTS OBJECTIVE:
CREATE AND UTILIZE A CATAPULT TO ANALYZE PROJECTILE MOTION.
INSTRUCTIONS:
EACH PAIR OF STUDENTS WILL BUILD AND USE A CATAPULT TO PROPEL A LARGE EGG OVER A WALL, ONE METER IN HEIGHT. THE CATAPULT MAY BE NO CLOSER THAN ONE AND A HALF METERS FROM THE WALL.
SPECIFICATIONS:
EACH CATAPULT MAY HAVE A MASS NO
GREATER THAN ONE KILOGRAM AND A HEIGHT NO MORE THAN
ONE-HALF METER. CATAPULTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE USE OF A
LEVER-ARM DESIGN ACCELERATED FORWARD BY A RESTORING
FORCE.
RANKING: TO RANK STUDENTS MUST PROPEL
THE EGG OVER THE WALL SAFELY. CATAPULTS WILL BE RANKED
USING A RATIO OF DISTANCE IN CENTIMETERS TO WEIGHT OF
DEVICE IN KILOGRAMS.
Working set of Plans for Catapults
Kristen Zhang
Displayed below are the Catapults designed and built by
Mr. Lewis Physics Classes over the years
at Mt Juliet High School.
[ Catapult 96-97 ] [ Catapults 97-98 ] [ 98-99 1st Term ] [ 98-99 2nd Term ] [ 99-2000 ] [ 2000-2001 ] [ Catapult Plans ] [ Physics Project #2 – Catapult ] [ Catapults ] [ Catapults 2 ] [ Catapults 3 ]
