5-12+Vasi

David Vasisko

Objectives: Hershey Park Stuff ( See Mr. Manning for a Group slip if you want to form a group with friends) Presentations DQ Parallax Minilab

Homework: All Hershey Park stuff due Friday

Presentations: We had two more presentations today for the ride project. The first idea was called the Twister. The ride itself consists of a slow ascent upwards followed by a free fall downward while the seats are spinning around in circles. The presenters were Alex and Bridget. Their overall presentation was probably a bit short, but the covered all the bases when it came to areas of grading. They had images of the safety harness they would use which was nice for ride safety. However, projectile motion was no where on the project for the physics aspect. The model was a black and white drawing of their ride. The overall ride seemed to be pretty fun and would be a good attraction in an amusement park.

DQ: If Mr. Physics is standing in the same position and the images are with one eye closed. Which image corresponds with which eye?

Answer: The top image is what you would see with just your right eye. The image is moved off to the right. The bottom image is your left eye and is moved slightly off to the left.

Parallax: An example was used to explain this. Imagine driving along on a road and seeing how the distance from the eyes caused it to move faster then things further away.

Minilab: Not enough time due to early dismissal