Make predictions
about how the balls will bounce: which will bounce highest, how high each
will bounce if dropped from a certain height, what factors will influence
bounce (size, weight, etc.), how two balls will react if they are dropped
one on top of the other, etc.
Record these
in journals
Conduct experiments
to test your predictions.
Use a camera
to capture bounces.
Write your results
down, and see how well they match your predictions.
What's
next
Creation
and invention:
Make graphs
of your results
Try changing
the temperature of a ball and see if it bounces differently when cold or hot.
Invent a game
that uses properties of several balls of different 'bounciness'
Discussion:
How did your
predictions match with the results? Why?
What factors
determined how the balls bounced?
What happens
if you don't drop the balls straight down?
What surprised
you the most? What did you think would happen, and what really did and why?
In what other
ways are science and sports intertwined?
