Vocabulary
Swingers
Lifeboats
Planes
Flippers
100
What is a mass hanging from a fixed point that is free to swing? (also known as a swinger)
Pendulum
100
Name one place where you can find an example of a swinger.
An old clock, The Franklin Institute...
100
Our standard lifeboat was how many cm tall?
3cm
100
Why is a Flight System, called a "system"?
All of the parts work together
100
What is another word for a flipper?
Catapult
200
What is anything that you can change in an experiment that might affect the outcome?
Variable
200
The longer the pendulum the _________ number of swings it makes. More or Less
Less
200
The greatest amount of fluid a container can hold is called the ____________.
Capacity
200
Name one of the variables we controlled (changed) when flying planes.
1. Rubber Bands (Power Supply) 2. Number of Passengers (Paper Clips)
200
The lighter the aluminum ball, the __________ it will fly. (Distance)
Farther
300
What is any motion or activity that repeats itself?
Cycle
300
This can be used to predict how many swings a swinger will make.
Two-Coordinate graph
300
The number of passengers a boat can hold is affected by what variables? (3)
1. Placement of Passengers 2. Water Movement 3. Boat Size
300
Name 3 parts of the plane system.
1. Propeller 2. Hook 3. Jumbo Straw (clear) 4. Rubber Band 5. Craft Sticks 6. Flight Line 7. Chairs 8. Tape
300
When using an angle support for your flipper base, what angle will result in the greatest distance?
40 degrees
400
What is an experiment in which one variable is changed and the outcome is compared to the standard?
Controlled Experiment
400
What variables did NOT make a difference in the number of swings our pendulum made?
The Mass (Number of pennies) and Release Position
400
What is the relationship between the capacity of a lifeboat and the number of passengers it can hold? *The _________ the capacity the _____ passengers it can hold.
The greater the capacity the more passengers it can hold.
400
How many winds did we use as our standard number of winds?
30 winds
400
Name the 4 parts of the flipper system.
1. Flipper 2. Flip Stick 3. Object to be flipped 4. Flipper Base
500
What is the basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any of the variables?
Standard
500
Name the 5 objects we used to make our pendulum system
mass (penny), paper clip, string, tape, pencil
500
How do you find the capacity of a lifeboat?
Using a syringe you suck up all the water and put it in a graduated cylinder to measure.
500
What was the relationship between # of rubber bands power supply and the distance the plane went? The ______ rubber bands the _________ distance the plane went.
The more rubber bands the greater distance the plane went.
500
Which variables might affect the distance an object will fly? (6)
1. Mass of the Object 2. Size of the Object 3. Length of Flipper 4. How far down you press the Flip Stick (spacers) 5. Angle of the Base 6. Position of the Object on Flipper
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