Blog 3 Group 31

group 31
Dean Sayers
Ryan Brooks
Elliot Hartman
Jack Durham

Done by Ryan Brooks

A) What changes did you have to do to your original design and why?
We changed the way will use the simple machines as well as the layout of the project. We also had to change the lengths of the pipes we are using and the angles at which they are lined up so that the marble doesn't not exit the pipe too fast.

B) What other challenges have you faced up to this point?
One challenge that we have faced is that when the marble exits the PVC pipes, it has too much speed and does not fall into the one below it. We had to counter that by making stoppers at the end off the pipes and cutting an opening at the edges for the marble to fall into.

C) Outside of simple machines and energy transfers, discuss two other physics concepts in detail that are demonstrated in your project.
We are using the concept of projectiles to produce a launch distance that is required. The golf ball is placed at the end of a catapult that will launch the golf ball. We must be able to predict the launch distance of the ball and set it up to be able to launch 3 different distances.