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How far will it fly?
Robin Lutovsky?s physics students at Mt. Pleasant High School took the classroom outdoors Tuesday. The class had been studying two-dimensional motion, in particular projectile motion. The students built their own catapults and were trying to construct a catapult which would launch a tennis ball the farthest. They measured the distance the ball traveled, the height and angle at which it was launched and the flight ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 9:18 pm
Robin Lutovsky?s physics students at Mt. Pleasant High School took the classroom outdoors Tuesday. The class had been studying two-dimensional motion, in particular projectile motion. The students built their own catapults and were trying to construct a catapult which would launch a tennis ball the farthest. They measured the distance the ball traveled, the height and angle at which it was launched and the flight time of the ball. In the top photo, Paul Holdefer is pulling the release mechanism of his catapult. Watching are Zach Schmitz, Ashley Loving, Jared Beary, Dillyn Mumme, Zach Mulford, Josh Larson and Ngoc Pham.
