Math Angle

For our angle, we chose 35 Degrees. It will be close enough to the ground to avoid the possible wind resistance and far enough away from the ground to avoid bouncing. It should make the largest possible distance without bouncing.

Science

1. Obtain a list of materials:
2 tennis ball cans with tops
12 inch strip of duct tape
1 pair of scissors


2. When we condtructed our cannon, we paid more attention to our angle instead of the "double barreled combustion chamber concept". So we cut a hole in the side of one tennis ball can at an angle, andstuch the other tennis ball can in there at the correct angle. That was the basis of our cannon.

Writing material

Pre-Blast hypothesis

I thought that the blast would at least make it out of the cannon or explode or something interesting. My team and I put a lot of work into the cannon and putting the optimal angle in there, so we thought it would go.

Post-Blast hypothesis

Well unfortunately Gay-Lussac's law prevented our cannon from firing. Gay-Lussac's law states that temperature afftects pressure directly, so no temperature = no pressure. so better luck to the next year freshman

Overture of 1812

The Overture of 1812 had several peaceful moments which could either of been the peaceful pockets of the battlefield where there is no fighting or it could have been the time of victory. The cannons may have signified the triumph of the battle and the war that everyone went through

Language Arts Part 2

This poem is about the charge of the light brigade, a historical moment in which the British charged straight into a valley that was heavily guarded by the Russian Army. It is a poetic response to the high death toll that happened there.

The gates of hell or the mouth of the beast was the valley that the Russians had guarded heavily
The cannons firing right or left were the cannons the Russians shot at the British

Language Arts Part 1

Some times when it is important to follow authority figures even when you dont want to is during a time of crisis. For example: during a fire drill there is a loud sound that makes you want to curl up or scream and run around, but instead authority figures tell you to go outside in a straight line. That is for the best because it keeps everyone together and taken care of.

Military commanders must employ harsh dicipline on their soldiers to keep them in line on the training field and to insure that once the sodiers are in practical combat everything they need to know is drilled in their heads and they do not panic

It is important for the military officers to work as a team because it allows them to complete their operation efficiently and quickly.

If a commander is unable to keep their unit under control then they could panic during a time of practical combat.

Modern Cannon

Modern Day Cannon

This is a picture of a M-9 Beretta 9mm Pistol. It fires through the use of gasses produced by rapid, confined burning of a propellant such as gunpowder. Pulling the trigger activates a striking device that causes the propellant to explode. Bullets shoot out of a gun when this happens. the first pistol was made in the town of Pistoia in the 1540's.