Bungee Name:

Partner(s’) Names:

1. Tape a meter stick to the wall at a height of about 6 feet. (Put the 0 cm at the
top)

2. Connect two rubber bands using a slipknot.

3. Tightly wrap the open rubber band around Barbie’s feet.

4. Attach a second rubber band to the first one using a slipknot.

5. Hold the end of the rubber bands at the top of the meter stick with one hand
and Barbie at the top of the stick with the other. Drop Barbie (so that she dives
down as if bungee jumping) and have a group member note the biggest value that
the top of Barbie’s head reaches. Repeat this two more times (with 2 rubber
bands) and average the three distances. Enter the average into your chart.

Complete the chart adding the necessary number of rubber bands.

# of rubber bands Distance (in cm)

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6. Make a scatterplot of your data. Indicate the scale on each axis.

7. Draw a line of best fit on your graph.

8. Find the equation for your line in slope-intercept form.

8a. What is the slope of your equation, and what does it represent?

8b. What is the y-intercept of your equation, and what does it represent?

9. Enter your data into your calculator (Go to Stat, Edit, and enter your data in L1
and L2). Create a scatterplot (Go to Stat Plot and turn #1 on). Adjust your window
to fit your data (manually or using Zoom Fit).

10. On the calculator, find the linear regression. (Stat, Calc, 4:Lin Reg)

11. How do your equation (in #8) and the calculator’s equation (in #10) compare?
12. Based on your data, how many rubber bands would it take for Barbie to
bungee jump 600 cm?

a. using your equation:

b. using your regression equation:

13. Are your predictions reliable? Be sure to consider your methods of collecting,
recording, and plotting data.

14. In what ways did you contribute to the group while working on this activity?

15. Please list any additional comments: