Donguk(Leo)Kim November5,2013 Mrs.BarbersClass ScientificMethod Question/Problem:Howhighdoesatennisballbounceondifferentsurfaces? Hypothesis:Ithinkthedirtwillhavethelowestbouncebecausethedirtwillcushiontheballand notmakeabigbounceandthetilecouldmakethehighestbouncebecausenothingcushions theball. Experiment:AwesomeBouncingTennisBall Materials:Fabric,Carpet,Tile,Dirt,Plastic,TennisBall,MeterStick,Ruler,TapeandaClipboard Procedure:Firstwehavetobouncetheballtothedifferentkindsofthesurfacesthenmeasure howfaritwillbounceup.Weneedtodoit5timesandgettheaverageofheightofthe5tries. Wewillbounceitonthefabric,carpet,tile,dirt,plastic.Oneofthepeoplewillrecordit.

ObservationsandData:

Fabric Tile Plastic

7.2 56 20.4

Carpet Dirt

50 2

Conclusion:Thetileandthecarpethadthehighestbounce.Bothofthemhadbounced60cm high.Thetilehadanaverageof56andthecarpethadanaverageof50becausetilehad3 bouncesof60cm,andcarpethad1.Thelowestbouncewasonthedirtbecausethedirthad cushionedtheballasitfelldown.Thesmallestbounceonthedirtwas1cmand3cmwasthe highestbounce.