Lesson Plans

Day 1

Introduction to problem, identification of factors

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Day 2

Pre-test, continue identification of variables

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Pretest  
River Gorge Scenario     
Pretest Key    

Day 3                    

Build and Test Catapults  

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Lab Worksheet  
Lab Rubric  
Group Evaluation Rubric  

Day 4                    

Build and Test Catapults                      

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Day 5                    

Build and Test Catapults  

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Excel Worksheet    

Day 6                    

Group and Class Development of Flow Charts to Describe Projectile Motion   

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Day 7                    

Introduction of 2-D motion equations (quadratic equation) and practice  

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Worksheet    
Worksheet Key
Rubric For Worksheet  

Day 8                    

Model development for Excel    

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Student Planning Worksheet    
Sample Excel Worksheet  
Excel Template Worksheet    

Day 9                    

Model application in Exce l  

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Computer Graphing Worksheet  
Worksheet Key  
Graphing Rubric      

Day 10                 

STELLA model for scenario predictions    

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Stella Worksheet  
Stella Key  

Day 11                 

Student presentations of scenario solutions  

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Rubric  
Alternate Rubric