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Advanced Placement (AP) Physics students participated in an egg launching lab during 3 hour on Monday Oct. 12. The students were required to build a device that launched an egg at least 5.0 meters vertically and 2.0 meters horizontally.
Teacher Greg Huizenga created the lab as a physical application of projectile motion, a topic within the kinematics unit. The students had 5 weeks to build their launcher. Then, on Monday, the students walked out to the soccer field to test out their devices.
βI liked it because I had a fun time building it and it was fun to apply physics,β senior Ford Frisinger said.
Although challenging, the overall project was enjoyable to many students. It was a taste of the real-world use of physics.
βIt allowed me to be creative and I got to apply what I learned in school,β senior Frank Roberts said.