The Projectile Launch Project

Activity List

• Anticipation Guide
• Cartoon showing an amusing launch or launcher
• Concept Maps
• Construction Checklist
• Comparison Matrix (comparing catapult, crossbow, slingshot, trebuchet)
• Concept Folders (for simple machines, energy concepts, historical connections)
• Formulas (practice sheet and quiz)
• Graphing (practice sheet and quiz)
• Measurement (practice sheet and quiz)
• Journal (design journal to keep track of research results and findings)
• Launcher (Scoring rubrics for design, completion, accuracy)
• Orthographic Projection
• Paper Trebuchet Model
• Range Analysis (mathematical computations to determine the maximum distance your machine can hurl your projectile)
• The Timeline Project