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8th graders have 2 days for
in-class work to devise a structure from a set of supplies that would
protect a mini-pumpkin from structural damage when it was dropped from the
top of the Chapel Bell Tower (visible at left). Construction in class on
Friday, 10-31 and Monday, 11-3. The actual
Jack-O-Splat will occur on Tuesday, 11-4-03 during normal class periods. The project is a hand-on application for the Impulse-momentum equation: Force * time = mass * change in velocity Materials available:
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