tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post5179043895386784212..comments2023-10-17T09:50:58.075-04:00Comments on Sweeney Math: M&M Catapult project pt. 1- The catapult plansMr. Sweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576574228194571537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-31669449639130290052022-03-24T12:11:17.131-04:002022-03-24T12:11:17.131-04:00cool brocool broAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536246233036819814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-45627789238512098342021-05-26T11:02:50.185-04:002021-05-26T11:02:50.185-04:00i hate it!!!!!!i hate it!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436557038929369938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-76543495452721872712020-01-03T11:16:50.469-05:002020-01-03T11:16:50.469-05:00i lov this webi lov this webAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300001047800638709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-81442582537128515172012-02-26T14:14:37.384-05:002012-02-26T14:14:37.384-05:00Do you have a rubric for this project? I couldn...Do you have a rubric for this project? I couldn't find one. This is going to be a fantastic activity for my honors algebra group.Michal Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033449896803163119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-81797325171875235122010-06-01T23:51:56.773-04:002010-06-01T23:51:56.773-04:00Thank you so much for this! I finally got to use i...Thank you so much for this! I finally got to use it this past couple of weeks during the state testing schedule. I hope you'll come check how I've modified it a bit. www.teachingninja.wordpress.com<br /><br />I didn't see your rubric until it was too late b/c I was so eager to start, but I'll definitely use it next time.<br /><br />Thanks again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-20760464050787998512009-09-19T19:20:22.267-04:002009-09-19T19:20:22.267-04:00I just finished build 10 of these catapults. Howe...I just finished build 10 of these catapults. However, I modified the design slightly and have some other suggestions to help speed up the construction.<br /><br />I have glued a threaded nut onto the popscile stick instead of using the masking tape. The nut holds the M&M in place quite nicely.<br /><br />Instead of using wood glue I used my wife's crafting glue gun to glue everything together. The glue gun made gluing everything together way faster.<br /><br />For pictures of the finished catapult go to http://transformededucator.blogspot.comTerry Kaminskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845242537160632505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-84511171205344952872009-09-18T21:02:14.637-04:002009-09-18T21:02:14.637-04:00Have you tried drilling a hole in the popsicle sti...Have you tried drilling a hole in the popsicle stick just slightly smaller than the diameter of an M&M? This might hold the M & M in place.<br /><br />Also thought that using a rubber o-ring and using a glue gun to glue it to the popsicle stick might work.<br /><br />I plan to build some of these M&M catapults this weekend. Teaching unit on quadratics right now and want to try out your project as a culmination to the entire study of quadratics.<br /><br />Would be nice to see some actual pictures of the catapult.Terry Kaminskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845242537160632505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-88187740253586146792009-09-18T19:57:57.116-04:002009-09-18T19:57:57.116-04:00Tear off a length of masking tape that when wrappe...Tear off a length of masking tape that when wrapped around in a circle has roughly the diameter of the Popsicle stick. Leave a little extra to adhere to itself. Fold it hotdog style directly in half, wrap in a circle and lay one end over top of the other so that it sticks. You should now have a short empty cylinder with no stickiness on the outside. Place it on the stick, and wrap a second piece of tape from one edge of the basket, around the back of the Popsicle stick and up onto the other edge of the basket.<br /><br />You could also use a small strip of paper taped into a cylinder for the first part if the tape alone is too hard to manage.<br /><br />I'm not sure if what I wrote makes any sense. If you're still confused let me know and I'll see if I can make a picture.Mr. Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576574228194571537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542724471702676307.post-66833220727845863772009-09-18T19:06:58.079-04:002009-09-18T19:06:58.079-04:00Dude, this is awesome. I can't wait to try thi...Dude, this is awesome. I can't wait to try this with my students.<br /><br />Question: how do you make the basket out of masking tape? Do you just try to squish the tape togther like when you're working with clay at a potter's wheel? (I'm thinking Swayze and Demi Moore in "Ghost")<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />- Touzel<br /><br />btw, I found your blog through Dan Meyer.Jeremy Touzel Hansuvadhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052874159152306239noreply@blogger.com