What was our Project?
Our assignment was to make a short film on the physics in a sport and improve performance that sport through physics. We had to pick an action from a sport of our choice. Then we researched that one action of that sport and then find the physics that apply to it. Below this is what we did.
Our Video
Concepts
- Force of Impact is a force that is exerted when objects collide. The equation for force of impact is mass times velocity equals force times time. An example of force of impact is when a ping pong paddle hits a ping pong ball.
- Momentum is the likelihood of a moving object to keep moving. In physics it is know as p and can be found by multiplying mass and velocity. An example of momentum is a moving ping pong ball.
- Impulse is how long and how forcefully something is pushed. In physics it is know as J and can be found by multiplying force and time. An example of impulse is a ping pong ball being hit by a paddle.
- Vertical Velocity is the velocity of a object moving in a vertical motion. The equation for vertical velocity is gravitational acceleration times time. An example of vertical velocity is a ping traveling through the air vertically..
- Horizontal Velocity is the velocity of a object moving in a horizontal motion. The equation for horizontal velocity is horizontal distance divided by time. An example of horizontal velocity is a ping traveling through the air horizontally.
- Total Velocity is the total velocity of an object. Total velocity can be found by using the Pythagorean theorem. An example of total velocity is a ball traveling through the air.
Reflection
Looking back on this project I believe everything went pretty well. Our video turned out better than I thought it would and we worked well together. We also had some fun while doing the project. However, there were a couple of things we could have done better like managing our time better and not getting distracted. During this project I improved on some skills and I found some skills I need to improve on. A skill that I improved on during the project was being productive. During the project I always tried to do something that would help complete our goal. Another skill I improved on was leadership. During the project I wold take control of situation were my group was off task and we had to get things done. On the other hand, skills that I needed improvement on cooperation. During the project I would sometimes no listen to my group and just did what I wanted to do. Another thing I needed to improve on was expressing my ideas. During the project I didn't share my ideas with my group for what we should do for the video. In hindsight, there were things I did well and things I could have done better.