Let's Play Tanks: A Lesson on Parabolic Paths
This lesson is an activity to show how projectile motion and many other motions in nature fallow a parabolic curve. Students will manipulate that knowledge and analyze data using small play tanks to hit a target.
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Science Physical Science Technology 3. Knowledge Constructor 5. Computational Thinker Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Expressions and Equations (EE) Functions (F) Algebra (A) Reasoning with Functions and Relations (RFR)Related Content
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