Projectiles

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Projectiles
Science 10 ACSC MOTION UNIT OVERVIEW

• On Target
• with
• ACCURACY and Reliability

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OVERVIEW Projectiles

• Veggie Guns or Paint Balls, Bottle Launcher , and
  Variables
• Bouncing Balls
• Projectile Olympics
• Flying Washers or Pop Bottle Rockets
• Trackers
• Racer Olympics

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Veggie Guns and Variables Features Benefits

• Identify Significant Variables
• Defining range reliability from
• Muzzle velocity/ time in the air
• Launch angle
• Experimenting and Graphing Skill development
• Gravity Acceleration (Projectile motion)
• inclinometer height measurement

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Bouncing Balls Features Benefits

• Projectile, velocity
• Predicting the height of the next bounce
• Mathematical modeling
• Measuring bounce ratio
• Significance of difference claims
• Applications of the energy decay idea

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Projectile Olympics Features Benefits

• Design a projectile launcher
• Test the design for accuracy and reliability in
  an Olympics forum.
• Evaluate the quality of the design.
• Designing graphing testing and evaluating

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Flying Washers Features Benefits

• Identify Significant Variables
• Defining range reliability from
• Maximum height
• Launch angle
• Experimenting and Graphing Skill development
• Gravity Acceleration

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Trackers Features Benefits

• Linear motion, graphing
• Nonlinear motion
• Calculation of velocity and acceleration
• Data analysis and Interpretation

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Mouse Trap Olympics Features Benefits

• Design a mouse trap powered SUV
• Test the design for acceleration and average
  speed in an Olympics forum.
• Evaluate the quality of the design.
• Designing graphing testing and evaluating

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Internet Availability

• Science 10 ACSC development site
  http//scifair.ednet.ns.ca/science10
• Nova Scotia Teachers Professional Development
  Resource http//nstacme.acadiau.ca
• Science Olympics http//scifair.ednet.ns.ca/YSF/Ev
  entsModule/olympics.db.html
• Central Kings Science 10 http//scifair.ednet.ns.c
  a/CKCLS/indexPHS.html