MayaSirotin November5,2013 Mrs.BarbersClass BouncingBalls Question/Problem: Whatistheeffectontennisballsondifferentsurfaces? Hypothesis: Ithinkthatthetilewillhavethelargesteffectontheball,becauseitisthehardestmaterial.I alsothinkthatthefabric,andthedirt,willbethelowestbounce,becausetheyarethesoftest material. Experiment: Wehavetocheckifthedifferentsurfaces,affecthowtheballbounces.TheBallBouncing Experiment. Materials: Fabric,Carpet,Tile,Dirt,Plastic,TennisBall,MeterStick,Ruler,Tape,Clipboard.

Procedure: Wearegoingtotestifdifferentmaterials,affecthowaballbounces.Eachpersoninthegroup hasadifferentjob,thepersonwhorecordsthedata,theballbouncer,andthetwopeoplewho checkstheheight. ObservationsandData:

Tile Fabric Plastic Dirt Carpet

41.6 5.8 27.6 0.8 52.6

Conclusion: Inconclusion,thetilewasthehighestbouncer.Ifyoulookatthechartabove,youwillseethat thedirtwasthelowestbounce,ataverageitwas0.8.Thehighestbounce,whichwasthe carpet,hadanaverageof52.6.The,purposeoftheseanswersisprobablythehardnessofthe surfacethatreallycounts.Iwaswrongbecause,Ithoughtthatthetilewouldbehighest,butin theendthecarpetwasreallythewinner.