The Projectile Launch Project

Concept Maps Assignment

Step 1:

Divide up the Projectile Glossary terms between the three team members and have each team member create a notecard for their assigned terms.

On the cards should be the terms and a short description of the meaning.

Step 2:

With the team members sitting together, pull out the cards for concept cluster 1 and place them face up on the table.

Step 3:

As a team, organize the cards into an arrangement showing the relationships between the concepts on the cards.

Step 4:

Invent a title for the concept cluster that describes the category in which the terms belong.

Step 5:

Draw the map and include linking words showing how the concepts are related. Look here for an example of a partial map for concept cluster 1.

Step 6:

Repeat the process for all 9 concept clusters listed below.

Concept Cluster 1 accuracy aim area center of gravity range repeatability stability target	Concept Cluster 2 acceleration centimeter displacement distance length measurement meter millimeter parabola second speed velocity	Concept Cluster 3 aerodynamics altitude angle apex escape velocity flight horizontal launch missile parallel parabola perpendicular trajectory vertical
Concept Cluster 4 axle ballast counterweight gear gram load milligram projectile spring stored energy tension volume weight winch	Concept Cluster 5 centripetal force circle length lever pivot rotate torque	Concept Cluster 6 effort energy force friction gravity kinetic energy mass mechanics mechanical energy potential energy power pressure stored energy stress tension torque work
Concept Cluster 7 inertia laws of motion mass momentum motion Newton's Law projectile propel propulsion	Concept Cluster 8 equation experiment formula invention measurement model observation physics scientific method technology test	Concept Cluster 9 ballast fulcrum lever load machine pivot pulley simple machine trigger