Angry Brids Lesson Plan

8/13/2019 Angry Brids Lesson Plan

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FOR: GRADES 10-12ERIK MAHAL

2 CLASS LAB

Physics Lab on HorizontalProjectile Motion using Angry

Birds


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Content and Standards

3.4.12.C

Analyze the principles of translational

motion, velocity and acceleration as they

relate to free fall and projectile motion.

Analyze the principles of rotational

motion to solve problems relating to

angular momentum, and torque.


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Content and Standards

1. Creativity and InnovationStudents demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge,and develop innovative products and processes using technology.c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems

and issues.d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.

2. Research and Information FluencyStudents apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and useinformation. Students:

c. evaluate and select information sources and digital toolsbased on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

d. process data and report results.


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Prerequisites

Students need a clear understanding of horizontalprojectile motion and vectors in Physics.

This lab should be taught half way through the

chapter of projectile motion so students are familiarwith needed equations.

Students should be comfortable with percent errorequations and be able to reflect on what their results

mean


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Instructional Objective

Correctly calculate the flight path (X) of an objectusing a horizontal angle with given velocity and massof the object.


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Instructional Procedure (Before)

The Students will be given a lesson on basicprojectile motion and how to calculate the X usinggiven angles of zero, speeds and masses of an angry

bird.

They must use these formulas to calculate thehorizontal displacement of the angry bird


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Instructional Procedure During

The Students will have a screen shot of the angrybirds game. They then must calculate how far thebird will travel with a given velocity and mass if it isshot from a horizontal angle.

The students must show their work and provide andhypothesis of a distance they believe their bird willtravel.

Each student will have a different bird, which willhave different masses and in turn velocities so eachgroup will have different answers.


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Instructional Procedure (After)

After they provide their hypothesis, they can goonline and use the game to test their hypothesis.

Once the students see how far the bird actually

travels in the game, they can calculate their percenterror

Then see where (if) they made mistakes in theircalculations.

Students will than write a lab report discussing theirresults and what was difficult or too easy during thelab.


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Materials and Equipment

Scientific Calculators for each group of students

A pencil and paper with a formula sheet

A computer with web access

with a game site unblocked from the school proxy so thestudents can access the game to run the test


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Assessment and Evaluation

The students will be partly graded on their percenterror from the calculations from the screenshot andthe actual recorded distance in the game. (%60)

The other part of their grade will be a lab report inwhich they will reflect on what they learned and howthe exercise helped them understand horizontalprojectile motion. (40%)

As this is a high school level lab, the accuracy of theircalculations will carry more of the grade than the labreport.


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Differentiation

For students with IEPs or ELLs they will be split upstrategically so no two students with learningdisabilities are in the same group.

Special attention will be given to them during the

experiment in case their disabilities makes it difficultto use a computer mouse with the precision neededto achieve a horizontal angle.

Gifted Students Gifted or exceeding brilliant students can also go on to

calculate other angles past that of horizontal projectile motion,with different launch angles.


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Technology

This lab calls for students in groups of 3 to haveaccess to a computer.

A scientific calculator such as TI-80 and above will

also be used in order to ease calculations


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Self Assessment

I can see by the calculated percent errors from thestudents lab reports if I taught them the equationsand explained the presented material thoroughlyenough

From the lab reports I can also see what the studentsfound difficult or even too easy from the lab, andmake changes for the next time I run the lab


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Supplement to other Classes

Projectile Motion in physics can be taught along sideanother topic in a different class very easily. The labcould be done during a time where the students arelearning about trebuchets or medieval warfare thatalso use projectile motion.

I could also show modern day examples of projectilemotion such as the punkin chunkin in the Midwest.

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