For our project, we decided to experiment with the size of the ball. We tested out three different balls. One was 14.6 g, another was 7 g, and the last one was 0.08 g. We ran trials of each ball and found out that the 7 g ball went the farthest. The biggest ball (14.6 g) went 8 m, 13 1\2 m, and 12 1\2 m. The medium size ball (7 g) went 22 m, 13 m, and 19 m. The smallest ball (0.08 g) went 9 m, 15 1\2 m, and 9 m. As you can see they have a happy medium. The science behind our result is that the air resistance is more effective on smaller masses, therefore it won't traveled 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 (14.6 g) was affected by inertia and the small ball (0.08 g)was affected by air resistance. In conclusion, the 7 g ball traveled the farthest out of the three balls we tested.
Reflection:
In this project our group worked together to make a trebuchet. We had a lot of challenges because my other group members had to work on the project previously and I was the only one that got the full experience.
I worked on this project with Alexis Bishop and Reema Heydari.
Reflection:
In this project our group worked together to make a trebuchet. We had a lot of challenges because my other group members had to work on the project previously and I was the only one that got the full experience.
I worked on this project with Alexis Bishop and Reema Heydari.