Cotton Ball Launcher (ES)
Students will construct a cotton ball launcher and gather data to help determine how pulling the rubber band at different strengths effects the speed and motion of the cotton ball.
Topic(s)
Physical Science- Motion and Stability: Forces and Interaction
type
Elementary school lesson
K
Grade(s):
time needed
Two 20-minute periods
author
Jeni Peterson
national next gen standards
• K-PS2-2 Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
• PS2.A: Forces and Motion
• • Pushes and pulls can have different strengths and directions.
• • Pushing or pulling on an object can change the speed or direction of its motion and can start or stop it.
• ETS1.A: Defining Engineering Problems
• • A situation that people want to change or create can be approached as a problem to be solved through engineering. Such problems may have many acceptable solutions
north dakota standards
• K-PS2-2 Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.