Cannon Creation

Task:

1. Obtain a list of materials:

2 tennis ball cans with tops

12 inch strip of duct tape

1 pair of scissors
2. Create a graphic organizer by designing on paper a model of your cannon.

3. Construct the cannon – *and remember to include an opening for the ignited wood splint.

4. Record each step of your construction. For this part, you should to take digital photos /video to document your construction so that you may incorporate visuals in your written and oral explanation.

Hypothesis:

Using Boyle's Law, our team decided that with a smaller volume, the nerf ball would laucher @ least 5 feet.

Procedure:

1. First we drew three different shapes after researching the way that cannons were built.

2. Then after measuring 12 inches of tape, we began to cut out the cannon the way that we imagine would work.

3. Afterwards we added the angle of approximately 45 degrees just to give it a more of a angle to fire.

Conclusion:

Because of all the pressure that built up, our cannon was unfortunately unable to fire at its full potiential. We discover that if we would have not allow for the pressure to escape in a different area then the nerf ball would have exceeded 5 feet. During the experiment our physical cannon creation maneuvered backwards.