For our project, we decided to experiment with the size of the ball. We tested out three differents balls. One was 14.6g, another was 7g, and the last one was 0.08g. We ran trials for each ball and found out that the 7g ball went the farthest out of them three. The biggest ball (14.6g) went 8m, 13 1\2m, and 12 1\2m. The medium size ball (7g) went 22m, 13m, and 19m. The smallest ball (0.08g) went 9m, 15 1\2m, and 9m. The air resistance is more effective on smaller masses, therefore it won't travel as far. But when the mass is larger, inertia is involved so it can't travel as far either. My results support my claim because the big ball (14.6g) was affected by inertia and the small ball (0.08g)was affected by air resistance. In conclusion, the 7g ball traveled the farthest out of the three balls we tested.
Reflection:
In this project, my group worked together to make a trebuchet. We had some challenges to work as a group. We obviously all thought differently, but I felt like we didn't ever combine and put our ideas together to make our project more successful. Even though our project was successful, I just felt like we could've asked each other more about what we thought on each others ideas. Otherwise, everything went great! We just need to improve on staying on task more.
I worked on this project with Reema Heydari, and Brittany Fung
Reflection:
In this project, my group worked together to make a trebuchet. We had some challenges to work as a group. We obviously all thought differently, but I felt like we didn't ever combine and put our ideas together to make our project more successful. Even though our project was successful, I just felt like we could've asked each other more about what we thought on each others ideas. Otherwise, everything went great! We just need to improve on staying on task more.
I worked on this project with Reema Heydari, and Brittany Fung