For this project we were instructed to pick any project that we have done over the school here and try to do it better than the last time. My group chose to redo the "Physics of Sports Video" project. We then picked to find physics in the game of soccer, specifically kicking a goal. It was really difficult to top the previous version of this project.
Here is a link to the old project:
Here is a link to the old project:
Here is one to the new video:
Concepts
Velocity: How fast and in what direction an object moves, calculated by dividing distance by time. If you want the final velocity, multiply your answer by two. Velocity is measured in meters per second.
Force: Interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object
Acceleration: How much speed an object gains, usually per second. It is measured in meters per second per second (second squared) and is found by dividing the final velocity by the time. Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared.
Momentum: Seen in equations as a p, momentum tells you how hard an object is to stop. It's equation is p=mv, and it's unit is Joules
Kinetic Energy: Energy due to motion, this is measured in Joules. It is calculated by halving the object's mass, then multiplying it by the object's velocity squared.
Work: When acting on a body, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force
Force: Interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object
Acceleration: How much speed an object gains, usually per second. It is measured in meters per second per second (second squared) and is found by dividing the final velocity by the time. Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared.
Momentum: Seen in equations as a p, momentum tells you how hard an object is to stop. It's equation is p=mv, and it's unit is Joules
Kinetic Energy: Energy due to motion, this is measured in Joules. It is calculated by halving the object's mass, then multiplying it by the object's velocity squared.
Work: When acting on a body, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force
Reflection
Since this was the last project of the year I wanted to end it with a bang......and we did!!! I was very proud of the video that we produced and thought it was very informational, but also a little funny at the perfect moments. I toke partial leadership by doing most of the filming and editing and let Ben and Andrew take care of the soccer aspect because I don't know much about soccer. I felt that I did a lot better paying attention during this project and not going off task too often and I tried to keep my group mostly on task as well. One thing we all could have worked on was focusing more on the physics and less on filming. I had a blast this year and will miss having the best teacher for two periods in a row every day. Thank you Mr. Williams.