{"id":12913,"date":"2025-06-27T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/?p=12913"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:58:03","slug":"beyond-the-ball-learn-to-launch-lemons-pom-poms-and-other-creative-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/blog\/beyond-the-ball-learn-to-launch-lemons-pom-poms-and-other-creative-cargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Ball: Learn to Launch Lemons, Pom Poms, and Other Creative Cargo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12913\" class=\"elementor elementor-12913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bf3d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36bf3d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e768cb5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e768cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"564\">Ready to turn coding into a hands-on launching adventure? Here are three fun \u201cprojectile labs\u201d that blend screen-time logic with real-world physics.<\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"564\">Em <strong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"264\">Citrus Splash<\/strong>, learners code single-shot launches of plastic lemons into targets of varying size and distance; <strong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"383\">Pom-Pom Precision<\/strong> challenges them to sequence launches and pauses for silent soft-ball tosses; and in <strong data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"487\">Cork Flight Lab<\/strong>, it\u2019s all about dialing in power settings and measuring how far corks fly.<\/p><p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"966\">Each activity\u2014whether launching lemons, pom-poms, or corks\u2014follows the same easy pattern:<\/p><ol><li data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"966\">Write a one-shot launch program.<\/li><li data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"966\">Observe where the object lands<\/li><li data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"966\">Then jump back in to tweak things and try again.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Along the way, kids discover cause-and-effect, practice hypothesis-testing (\u201cIf I turn power up, it\u2019ll go farther!\u201d), and learn to treat \u201cmisses\u201d as clues for their next code adjustment.<\/p><p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1120\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Let\u2019s dive into these three launcher labs, where every shot is a mini science experiment and every line of code launches a lesson in problem-solving! \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd30aa3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd30aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12918\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5360-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf5965 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf5965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pro Tip: Cover the launcher basket with aluminum foil to create a sturdy suface for whatever object it is you&#8217;re launching.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32cdab elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f32cdab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac359af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac359af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6667087 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6667087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"583\">1. <span style=\"color: #00acd7;\"><strong>Citrus Splash: Plastic Lemons into the Pitcher<\/strong><\/span> \ud83c\udf4b<\/h3><ul data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"1363\"><li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"781\"><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"781\"><strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"596\">Setup:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"1363\"><li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"781\"><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"781\">Cover the Launcher basket with aluminum foil, to create a stable pocket.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"781\"><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"781\">Slide a small plastic lemon (<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/99bAeE7\">available here on Amazon<\/a>) onto Dash\u2019s Launcher. Place a wide bucket at 2\u20133 feet away, then swap in a narrow pitcher or tall cup for higher difficulty.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"781\"><p data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"202\"><strong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"200\">Challenge Scaling:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"330\"><li data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"242\"><p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"242\"><strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"214\">Easy:<\/strong> Wide bucket at ~2 ft away<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"282\"><p data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"282\"><strong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"256\">Medium:<\/strong> Narrow pitcher at ~3 ft<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"330\"><p data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"330\"><strong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"294\">Hard:<\/strong> Shot glass or small vase at ~4 ft<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"1020\"><p data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"361\"><strong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"359\">Coding Focus:<\/strong><\/p><ol data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"774\"><li data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"499\"><p data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"499\"><strong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"386\">One-Shot Program:<\/strong> Write a simple program that does exactly one launch\u2014set your power (10%-100%), then hit \u201cRun.\u201d<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"642\"><p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"642\"><strong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"525\">Tweak &amp; Try Again:<\/strong> Watch where the lemon lands, then go back into the same program, change the power and run it anew.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"774\"><p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"774\"><strong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"666\">Observe &amp; Learn:<\/strong> After each shot, talk through how a little more or less power changed the result.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"803\">\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e7db4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4e7db4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e3f9e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2e3f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5359-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3fed74 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e3fed74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"418\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YE6nAFxuPp8\" title=\"Using the Launcher Accessory with Dash Robot to Launch Lemons for Lemonade\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3553544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3553544\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e64e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8e64e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e6eb3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e6eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1418\">2. <strong><span style=\"color: #00acd7;\">Pom-Pom Precision: Silent Soft Shots<\/span><\/strong> \ud83e\uddf6<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"2236\"><li data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1579\"><p data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1579\"><strong data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1431\">Setup:<\/strong> Load a 1-inch craft pom-pom (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Praisebank-300pcs-Crafts-Balls-Crafts\/dp\/B0BPLY1YFN\/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?th=1\">available on Amazon here<\/a>) into the Launcher. Arrange three different containers\u2014things like plastic cups, paper bowls, or a shoebox hole\u2014for a \u201ctarget parade.\u201d<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1579\"><p data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"861\"><strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"859\">Challenge Scaling:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"1044\"><li data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"893\"><p data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"893\"><strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"873\">Easy:<\/strong> Big bins at ~1 ft<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"965\"><p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"965\"><strong data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"907\">Medium:<\/strong> Plastic cups at staggered distances (~2 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1044\"><p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1044\"><strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"977\">Hard:<\/strong> Shoebox with a hole cut in the top of it (like cornhole!)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1579\"><p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1075\"><strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1073\">Coding Focus:<\/strong><\/p><ol data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1490\"><li data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1225\"><p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1225\"><strong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1106\">Single Launch Sequence:<\/strong> Create a program that fires the launcher once, then includes a brief \u201cwait\u201d (so you can place the next pom pom in the basket and have a partner change the container where it will land).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1349\"><p data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1349\"><strong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1249\">Adjust &amp; Repeat:<\/strong> Run it, see if the pom-pom lands, then go back and tweak power or wait time to make the sequence work.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1490\"><p data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1490\"><strong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1376\">Step-by-Step Logic:<\/strong> Talk through each block: \u201cLaunch \u2192 wait \u2192 launch \u2192 wait\u201d and why the pause matters when you\u2019re switching targets and placing pom poms.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fb5be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2fb5be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-link-anything-wrapper elementor-element elementor-element-8cb284f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-exad-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Praisebank-300pcs-Crafts-Balls-Crafts\\\/dp\\\/B0BPLY1YFN\\\/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?th=1&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-id=\"8cb284f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/launcher_hero-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/launcher_hero-1536x787.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/launcher_hero.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51747fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51747fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d4c81 elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6d4c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f31bc7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f31bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output-1024x278.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output-1024x278.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output-768x209.png 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/output.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae431b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae431b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2295\"><b>3. \ud83d\ude80<span style=\"color: #00acd7;\"> Cork Flight Lab: Tweak, Launch &amp; Record<\/span><\/b><\/h3><ul data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"3116\"><li data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2445\"><p data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2445\"><strong data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2308\">Setup:<\/strong> Collect wine corks or craft-store cork cylinders. Create a straight track marked on the floor with tape, and place a target at the end.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2445\"><p data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2742\"><strong data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2740\">Challenge Scaling:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2955\"><li data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2793\"><p data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2793\"><strong data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2756\">Easy:<\/strong> Short track with unobstructed target<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2796\" data-end=\"2865\"><p data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2865\"><strong data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2809\">Medium:<\/strong> Longer track with obstacles &#8211; like soft blocks &#8211; in the way.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2955\"><p data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"2955\"><strong data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"2879\">Hard:<\/strong> Place dash on an angled incline for an arc trajectory\u2014predict where the cork will land!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2955\"><p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1798\"><strong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1796\">Coding Focus:<\/strong><\/p><ol data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2195\"><li data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1911\"><p data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1911\"><strong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1821\">Launch &amp; Label:<\/strong> Write one program that launches a cork at your chosen power. Label it \u201cCork Test.\u201d<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"2058\"><p data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"2058\"><strong data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1936\">Manual Iteration:<\/strong> Run \u201cCork Test,\u201d measure distance, then reopen your program and change the power blocks % before you run it again.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2195\"><p data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2195\"><strong data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2081\">Record Results:<\/strong> After each run, jot down \u201cPower = 40% \u2192 1 ft\u201d on a piece of paper\u2014then compare each percentage and the distance the object traveled.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a08282 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a08282\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56d823 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e56d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dash_Launcher.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dash_Launcher.png 440w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dash_Launcher-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dash_Launcher-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f30d05 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f30d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM-768x760.png 768w, https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-2.42.54\u202fPM-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185f233 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"185f233\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87034fd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87034fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope that you find that activities like these will help keep young minds sharp all summer.<\/p><p>You can set up these three quick labs\u2014Citrus Splash, Pom-Pom Precision, and Cork Flight Lab\u2014anywhere from the backyard to the living room and with code tweak, kids will practice problem-solving and dodge the dreaded summer slide.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s to a summer of fun experiments, flying objects, and endless \u201caha!\u201d moments! 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Here are three fun \u201cprojectile labs\u201d that blend screen-time logic with real-world physics. In Citrus Splash, learners code single-shot launches of plastic lemons into targets of varying size and distance; Pom-Pom Precision challenges them to sequence launches and pauses for silent soft-ball tosses; and in Cork [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,40],"tags":[22,54,30,31,20,339,327],"class_list":["post-12913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home","category-tips-features","tag-coding","tag-elementary","tag-robotics","tag-steam","tag-stem","tag-summer-activities","tag-summer-learning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}