8 is my lucky number: Catapults and M&Ms in the name of quadratics - 2 views
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william berry on 05 Nov 13"In my honors Algebra II class of sophomores, I always look forward to doing a culminating project on quadratics. We start at the beginning of the chapter with introducing the project and having the kids break up into groups of 3 and 4 and start designing and building a catapult outside of school. " This seems like a fun activity that could be enchanced by Logger Pro and/or Desmos (www.desmos.com). Logger Pro would allow the students to video a sample shot of their catapult and then break down the distance of their shot at specific intervals/times. Desmos would allow the students to graph the quadratic and place their catapult at the correct location in order to hit their target.