PING PONG CHALLENGE:
Description of Project:
Our goal for this project was to move a ping pong ball 62 cm or more. The idea was for my teammate, Casiel, and I to do this challenge with the following materials:
-cardboard
-popsicle stick
-rubberband
-wood stick
Our directions for this mini-project were to construct a machine that would move the ping pong ball with just using the materials listed above. The real challenge for us was that we couldn't use any sort of adhesive to make the materials stick together. As well as we couldn't push, touch, or in any way make the ball move with the use of our being.Final Product:
Our project was successful because we were able to achieve what was asked for. After having refined our draft we were able to come up with what turned out to be a success. I learned through this project that I am able to do things better, and that everything is possible if you just believe.
PROTOTYPE #2
Our challenge was to be able to launch a paper airplane. The design of our prototype was like a ramp. We decided to do it this way because we thought of like a sling shot. The idea came up to us when thinking of a way to us a rubber band to throw things. Then we came with the idea of a sling shot.
We had to overcome fluid friction, and sliding friction. We did meet our expectations because we were able to launch our paper airplane. We had to overcome fluid friction because of the air that moved our airplane. We also had to overcome sliding friction because to launch our airplane it has to slide in a ramp. Newtons 3 Laws of Motion were relevant in our device because gravity was pushing down on the airplane, with the action that the rubber band has on our airplane the airplane gives and equal opposite equal reaction, and by overcoming friction.
One of the many challenges while doing this project where that we had to have the cardboard stand up by itself in a certain way. Also that the force the rubber band was hitting the airplane would eventually damage the paper airplane. We also had to make the ramp so that the airplane would slide of and be able to fly. If I had to do this project again I would probably change the from of the ramp or the size of it.