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    The document describes an experiment to determine which of four balls - a leather cricket ball, plastic cricket ball, tennis ball, or hockey practice ball - bounced highest when dropped from 1 meter. It was hypothesized the hockey ball would bounce highest. The tennis ball bounced highest on average at 47 cm, followed by the hockey ball at 41 cm, leather cricket ball at 31 cm, and plastic cricket ball at 22 cm. The hypothesis that the hockey ball would bounce highest was not supported.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine which of four balls - a leather cricket ball, plastic cricket ball, tennis ball, or hockey practice ball - bounced highest when dropped from 1 meter. It was hypothesized the hockey ball would bounce highest. The tennis ball bounced highest on average at 47 cm, followed by the hockey ball at 41 cm, leather cricket ball at 31 cm, and plastic cricket ball at 22 cm. The hypothesis that the hockey ball would bounce highest was not supported.

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    Bouncing Balls Science Assignment

    Activity 1: Bouncing Balls


    Aim: To determine which of 4 different balls bounces the highest when
    dropped from a height of 1 metre onto a brick surface.

    Hypothesis: The hockey practice ball will bounce the highest because the
    elastic materials that it is made from suggests that it will bounce the highest.

    Method:
    1. The ball was dropped three times from a height of one metre onto a brick
    surface.
    2. The height of the bounce was measured in centimetres with a steel tape
    measure with the measurement recorded from the middle of the ball. An
    average of the three measurements was calculated. (Figure 1)
    3. The following variables were kept constant:
    • Measuring device(tape measure)
    • Ball surface was cleaned of debris between drops in case any debris
    on the ball reduced the bounce height
    • Experiment was carried out in the shortest time frame possible to
    minimise variation due to wind and humidity

    Results: Figure 1: Bounce Heights

    Ball Type Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 Average


    (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)
    Leather cricket ball 30 32 31 31

    Plastic cricket ball 19 25 22 22

    Tennis ball 47 48 46 47

    Hockey practice ball 41 41 41 41

    Lauren Miletich 7 orange 1


    Bouncing Balls Science Assignment

    Figure 2: Bounce Height for Different Ball


    Types
    60

    50

    Bounce 40
    height
    (cm ) 30

    20

    10

    0
    1st Drop 2nd Drop 3rd Drop Average
    Ball Types

    Leather cricket ball Plastic cricket ball Tennis ball Hockey practice ball

    Conclusion: The tennis ball bounced the highest followed by the hockey
    practice ball, the leather cricket ball and then the plastic cricket ball (Figure
    2). The hypothesis that the hockey practice ball would bounce the highest
    was not proven.

    Lauren Miletich 7 orange 2

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