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Section of
Lesson
Title
Weapons of Siege
Curriculum
Alignment
This section contains the curriculum alignment of the lesson to the North
Carolina NC Essential Standards of Science or Math, and the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or Common Core Math.
Content
Grade NC Essential Standards NGSS / Common Core
Area
Level
Math
Math
11-12
F-IF.4 Interpreting
Functions
Science
11-12 Phy. 1.1 Analyze the HS.PS.2.1 - Analyze data
motion of objects
to support the claim that
Newtons second law of
Phy 1.2 - Analyze
motion describes the
systems of forces and
mathematical relationship
their interaction with
among the net force on a
matter.
macroscopic object, its
mass, and its acceleration.
Phy 1.3 - Analyze the
motion of objects based
on the principles of
conservation of
momentum,
conservation of energy
and impulse.
Technology 11-12
Learning
Outcomes
STL 9 Develop an
understanding of the
Design Process
The students will use mind mapping to break down their siege weapon
and learn how it works.
The students will work in groups of two to design a siege weapon.
The students will construct their siege weapon.
The students will predict how far their weapon will throw.
The students will compete against each other in various events;
distance, accuracy and predictability.
The students will construct a presentation which outlines the Design
Process used for this activity and what they learned from the history
of siege weapons.
Teacher list:
Various building materials: wood, metal, rope or string, fabric, nails,
screws, dowels, PVC pipe. Many of this can be donated or brought in by
students.
Various tools: saw, drill, hammer, screwdriver,
Student List:
Computer 1-1 or 1-2
Notebook
Safety
When working with hand tools or power tools all safety protocols should be
followed.
Student Prior Students should already know about the Engineering Design Process.
Knowledge
Students should already know how to create a mind map.
To predict the flight of the projectile, student should have a basic
understanding of projectile motion.
The construction of the device doesnt have any required prior knowledge,
however it would be helpful if the students knew how to use hand tools.
Teacher
Preparations
distance. Place the target at that distance, give them 3 attempts at the distance
and record the closest shot.
Day 14-15 Presentation day Students will present their Weapons of Siege
presentation which they have been working on when they had free time at
school or at home.
Assessment
Evaluate:
Students will have 2 grades for this activity:
70% - Their device accuracy compared to the others in the class. Depending
on how many teams are in the class divide the grades up so that 1st place gets
a 100 and the last place gets around a 70 and the others are evenly
distributed. For example:
If there are 10 groups there would be 3 points separating everyone:
1st place 100
2nd place 97
3rd place 94
.......
10th place - 73
30% - The presentation will be graded using the Presentation Rubric attached.
Modifications The following modification could be made for middle school classes or
students with special needs:
Use trebuchet kits from Pitsco http://www.pitsco.com/Trebuchet_Kits?sku=W26635
they are $10.95 each.
The footprint could be smaller and the projectile could be different.
Comments
This is a very fun lesson. The students really enjoy it. You can increase their
level of interest by having you, the instructor, be the target for the water
balloon. I would sit down on the grass at the designated distance and they
could fire their device. I actually didnt very wet.