Make solutions to projectile motion problems magically appear using equations. Pupils watch a clip from a Harry Potter movie and find the length of time it takes for a remembrall to fall into Harry's hands. They use a projectile motion equation to calculate the distance the remembrall fell and discover that it is an unreasonable distance in the fifth and final installment of the series.

Concepts

projectile motion, displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, harry potter

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners work in groups

Classroom Considerations

• Activity requires stopwatches
• Requires knowledge of displacement, velocity, and acceleration from the previous lesson

Pros

• Provides suggestion to scale activity for different grade levels
• Lists some investigating questions to use during discussion and activity

Cons

• Activity cannot be completed without Harry Potter clips

Common Core

6.EE.A.2.a 6.EE.A.2.c HSA-REI.B.3