North high’s physics
students became engineers on Monday as they as they tested out their home made
catapults. The point of the test was to apply the concept of projectile motion
to the real world.
The students met in groups of three or four and figured
out how to build a catapult that could launch a projectile the farthest
possible. They were allowed to use materials such as wood and super glue, but
the rest was up to them.
Mr. Morgan, one of the three physics teachers here at
North, believes that physics is easier to learn when applied and said: “If you
wanna learn about projectiles you gotta get out and fling some things around.”
The project is widely enjoyed by students as well. Physics
student Donny Clinton sarcastically said: “It was a good way to waste perfectly
good marshmallows.” Another student, Thomas Indykiewicz, said: “Lots of fails
but, we improvised and we got a better score.”
The project was all-together considered a success by both
the teachers and the students and this week physics students were assigned
their newest project: the bridge project. Seeing as how this project is so
beloved by North’s physics students one can be fairly confident in saying that
it will surely be around for years to come.
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