Workshop

Boomerang Maths

  • Boomerang Maths

  • Location: Lifelab
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Availability: On demand
  • Age Ranges(s):
  • Minimum Number: 12
  • Maximum Number: 24

The solutions to some problems require more than a pencil, paper and knowledge of algebra. Boomerangs are a case in point and students have fun collecting data to achieve empirical solutions to problems that are still puzzling research mathematicians. What controls the path that a boomerang describes? The maths are complicated and the best approach is a mixture of theoretical application and practical experiment. Students change the loading on boomerang arms to create a device that will follow the path they design. Suitable for capable KS4 and post-16.

 

 

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