Trajectory Launch

What your child will figure out

• Adjust launch power while holding angle constant and use the changing preview to predict horizontal range.
• Adjust angle and power together to place the apex above an obstacle and the descending path on a target.
• Identify the apex as the point where vertical velocity changes from upward to downward while horizontal motion continues.
• Connect the visible projectile parabola to a quadratic of the form y = ax² + bx + c in generated transfer flights.

The levels

1. Power run

   Predict, launch, observe, and explain how power changes range while the 45° angle stays fixed.

2. Angle alley

   Predict, launch, observe, and explain how angle changes both apex height and reach while power stays fixed.

3. Cloud clearance

   Use the apex to clear a storm-cloud obstacle, land in the ring, and explain the change from rising to falling.

4. Far ridge transfer

   Transfer angle-power reasoning to a novel farther target with no locked dial, then identify the whole path as a predictable parabola.