For this assignment, we were tasked to make a trebuchet that would fire a projectile. The only requirements for this project was to have the trebucet one meter in any length and for the trebuchet to actually fore the projectile. Other than that, there was no other real restrictions. For this project, my group consisted of myself, Andersen Teoh, and Luke Venezia.
Proof of Efficacy Document
Reflection
Looking back on this project, it went relatively well. When we were in the building part of this project, things went well. We were able to build a trebuchet pretty quickly and efficiently. This was a great part of our project, but we soon ran into problems. When we actually tested the trebuchet, it fired really far upwards, but not that far horizontally. Sometimes it even went backwards. This was a problem as we needed the projectile to go forwards for our pride. After modifying our design to have a longer arm, we gained a lot of horizontal distance and power. In fact it worked so well that we were even able to launch our projectile 52 meters! The reason being that we added a bunch of additional rubber bands to the trebuchet. This caused other problems, however. We loved the power boost it gave us, but it was so powerful that it started turning out=r trebuchet over because our trebuchet was relatively compact. We found a simple, but effective solution to this problem. We just had someone step on the base of the trebuchet while we were firing it. They had to be careful to avoid the arm of the trebuchet, but it worked pretty well. This project taught me many things. The building part of this project taught me how to use the cool new power tools and helped me become a better builder. The testing part of this project taught me a lot about physics. I learned how helpful data from others can be too. The "Fire Away!" project was definitely a great learning experience for me.
Looking back on this project, it went relatively well. When we were in the building part of this project, things went well. We were able to build a trebuchet pretty quickly and efficiently. This was a great part of our project, but we soon ran into problems. When we actually tested the trebuchet, it fired really far upwards, but not that far horizontally. Sometimes it even went backwards. This was a problem as we needed the projectile to go forwards for our pride. After modifying our design to have a longer arm, we gained a lot of horizontal distance and power. In fact it worked so well that we were even able to launch our projectile 52 meters! The reason being that we added a bunch of additional rubber bands to the trebuchet. This caused other problems, however. We loved the power boost it gave us, but it was so powerful that it started turning out=r trebuchet over because our trebuchet was relatively compact. We found a simple, but effective solution to this problem. We just had someone step on the base of the trebuchet while we were firing it. They had to be careful to avoid the arm of the trebuchet, but it worked pretty well. This project taught me many things. The building part of this project taught me how to use the cool new power tools and helped me become a better builder. The testing part of this project taught me a lot about physics. I learned how helpful data from others can be too. The "Fire Away!" project was definitely a great learning experience for me.