Transcript 112669_Catapults.pptx

Mouse Trap
Catapult
Make Booklet
 Please
fold __ sheets of paper
together.
 On the front page
Title:
Mouse Trap Catapult
Name
Date
Page 1 : Vocabulary
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Force - The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or
active power.
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Mass - The amount of matter in an object
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Weight - The amount of force due to gravity; the amount or quantity of heaviness
or mass; amount a thing weighs.
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Inertia - The property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity
along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force.
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Elasticity - The ability of an object or substance to return quickly to its original
shape and size after being bent, stretched, or squashed.
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Velocity - Speed and direction of an object's motion.
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Gravity - The force of attraction by which things tend to fall toward the center of
the earth.
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Motion - The action or process of moving or of changing place or position.
Page 2: Vocab cont.
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Angles - An angular projection; a projecting corner.
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Energy Transfer - The transfer of energy from one object or material to another.
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Calibrate - To ensure the accuracy of something: to test and adjust the accuracy
of a measuring instrument or process.
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Variable - Able to change.
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Projectile - A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object.
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Prototype - The original or model on which something is based or formed.
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Tension - The state of being stretched or strained.
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Torsion - The state of being twisted.
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Potential Energy - The energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of
the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
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Kinetic Energy - The energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the
body or of the particles in the system.
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Drag – resistance to the movement, aerodynamic or hydrodynamic
Page 3:
Launch angle;
Page 4: Accuracy vs. precision
• Accuracy how close a
result comes to
the true value
• Precision – the
closeness of
two or more
measurements
to each other.
Page 5: Objective
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Build a mouse trap catapult and compete in
accuracy and precision games.
 Side
objectives
 Furthest
 Get
distance!
it in the trash can!
Page 6: Materials
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Mouse trap
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Wood
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Chop Sticks
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Tape
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String
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Cloth
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Approved additional materials
Page 7: Catapult Drawing
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On your page (please use full page, large drawing):
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Please draw your design.
Page 8: Catapult result
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Please write a summary of how your catapult preformed. Please
include 4 of your vocabulary words in your summary.