Using Toy Animal Ball Poppers to Explore Projectile Motion in Algebra and Calculus Classes

Authors

  • Marsha Nicol Guntharp Palm Beach Atlantic University
  • Fred Browning Palm Beach Atlantic University
  • Gloria Royle Jupiter Middle School of Technology

Abstract

In this manuscript, we describe an activity that we have adapted for use with algebra and calculus students. By videotaping flying balls and then using an iPad app to track the flight for use in a TI-Nspire graphs page, students are encouraged to engage with the mathematics.

Author Biographies

Marsha Nicol Guntharp, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Marsha Guntharp is an associate professor of mathematics at Palm Beach Atlantic University, School of Arts and Sciences, in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is Vice-President-College of Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM), newsletter editor for Palm Beach County Council of Teachers of Mathematics (PBCCTM), member of NCTM, and a regional instructor for Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3). She also lived in Ohio for most of her life and was co-editor of Ohio Journal of School Mathematics for seven years and a member of the OCTM Board.

Fred Browning, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Fred Browning is an associate professor of physics at Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA), School of Arts and Sciences, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Gloria Royle, Jupiter Middle School of Technology

Gloria Royle taught middle school and high school mathematics at Conniston Middle school in West Palm Beach, Florida for the past 15 years.

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Published

2017-02-01

How to Cite

Guntharp, M. N., Browning, F., & Royle, G. (2017). Using Toy Animal Ball Poppers to Explore Projectile Motion in Algebra and Calculus Classes. hio ournal of chool athematics, 74(2). etrieved from http://voyager.janeway.systems:9999/index.php/OJSM/article/view/5280

Issue

Vol. 74: Fall 2016

Section

Articles

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