The PinkMountainSamurai
Bonnie Herrell Jesse Pavlak
& Bruce Shelander
BLUEPRINTS
Considered Concepts:
o Projectile Motion
o Conservation of Angular Momentum
o Conservation of Linear MomentumMain Concepts Utilized:
o Conservation of Rotational Momentum
o Center of Mass
o Torque (Rotational Motion)
o Conservation of Translational Energy
Bill of materials: Pink foam, marbles, string, toothpicks, dowel rods,
wooden planks, fabric, plastic cup, ¾ inch pvc pipe, metal weight, toy s.u.v., action figure, molecular model kit, and pair of funnels
MATH BEHIND THE MACHINE Pt. I: Conservation of Rotational Momentum
MATH BEHIND THE MACHINE Pt. II: Center of Mass
Pt. III: Torque (Rotational Motion)
MATH BEHIND THE MACHINE
Pt. IV: Conservation of Translational Energy