Thanks for the tip sylas. We actually did this in class early in the year. Its an excellent demonstration, although I'm not sure it would constitute the entire project. I may end up doing several small related demonstrations. Anyway, thanks again for the idea and if anyone else has some advice...
I have to create a demonstration for my physics class which will be delivered to a local elementary school. Has anyone seen anything of particular interest? The major restriction is that this has to be something the kids can interact with in some form. For example, one year a group created a...
Homework Statement
My lab partner and I were to find the optimum angle a nerf gun could be fired at to provide the longest distance from the starting point. We also need to calculate the initial velocity of the projectile and the range and height the projectile should have reached for each...