A Shot Under Pressure

Each group needs:

• water gun with a pumping mechanism (for example, Super Soaker Water Blasters; available at stores such as Target, Kmart, WalMart or online; ~$10 each); ask students to bring in their own, if possible
• moveable desk or table, on which to mount the water gun
• duct tape
• access to a tape measure long enough to measure 35+ feet (11+ meters), the shot distances
• (optional) chalk or tape, to mark off every 10 meters of the shooting range
• pen or pencil
• Take Your Best Shot Worksheet (PDF), one per person
• Evaluation & Enhancement Worksheet (PDF), one per person
• (optional) Computers and Excel spreadsheet software or MATLAB for data manipulation and graphing