Materials List:
Projectile Motion Using Arduino – Launcher Competition
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/bgsu-2915-projectile-motion-arduino-launcher-competition-activity
Each group needs:
- 1 Arduino UNO with USB cable (Example kit)
- 1 computer or laptop with access to the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
- 2 infrared proximity sensors (e.g., https://www.amazon.com/Infrared-Avoidance-Transmitting-Receiving-Photoelectric/dp/B07PFCC76N)
- 1 RGB LED (available in the kit above)
- 6 female-to-male Dupont wires (available in the kit above)
- 1 ruler or measuring tape
- (optional) Arduino holder (i.e., device that protects Arduino boards from damage); not necessary but makes setup easier for students
- (optional) ramp; not necessary but makes setup easier for students
- 1 plastic cup
- 1 projectile (e.g., small ball)
- Horizontal Projectile Motion Intro Worksheet (1 per student)
- Horizontal Projectile Motion With Arduino Handout (1 per group)
- Horizontal Projectile Launcher Competition (1 per group)
For the entire class to share:
- various materials for projectile launcher construction:
- cardboard, plastic containers, PVC pipes, popsicle sticks, etc.
- springs, rubber bands or other elastic material, air pumps, etc.