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Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School
Shooting
February 14, 2018
Lydya White
On February 14, 2018, 19-year old Nikolas
Cruz walked into Marjory Stoneman
Douglas high school in Florida with a
semi-automatic rifle and open-fired,
killing 17 people and injuring 17 more.
Potential Energy
Potential energy is the energy that
is stored in an object when it is not
in motion. When the bullets were
loaded in the gun they had
potential energy.
Newton's 3rd Law
Newton's 3rd Law states: that for
every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction. When a gun is shot,
the acceleration from the bullet being
pushed forward causes an equal but
opposite reaction called recoil where
the gun is then pushed back.
Acceleration
Acceleration is the increase in the
rate or speed of something. When
the bullet is shot out of the gun it
accelerates forward until it hits
something. To figure out the
acceleration you have to divide
the change in velocity by time.
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy is the energy of
mass in motion. When the bullets
were shot out of the gun the had
kinetic energy because they were
a mass in motion.
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Because of the Stoneman shooting, The National School Walkout was
planned. This was very impactful on my life because I had never been apart
of a walkout or any kind of protest before so it was a very powerful
experience for me. I had made a bunch of posters for the event and getting
to see people walking around holding posters I made was really amazing. I
felt like I got to be apart of history and making a difference in the world.
These two events really opened my eyes up to the problems of gun safety
and gun laws. After these events I started doing my own research about our
gun laws and the guidelines that allow people access to guns.