Which ball will go the highest Big Question My big question was which ball will go the highest....

Which ball will go the highest

Big Question

• My big question was which ball will go the highest.

• Soccer ball (kick, throw)• Football (kick, throw) • Tennis ball (throw)

• The reason I did this experiment was because I wanted to know if weight would effect how high a ball goes.

Hypothesis

• My hypothesis is that the soccer ball will go the highest.

• I chose this because a soccer ball is meant to be kicked.

Facts

• #1. Soccer is called football in other countries besides America.• #2. Major League Soccer set all-times attendance record for a United

States-based professional soccer league game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on June 16, 1996. That day, 92,216 fans watched the Los Angeles Galaxy win a 3-2 shootout victory over the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

• #3. His real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, But the soccer world knows him as Pele. A native of Brazil, Pele retired as a player in 1977 but is still considered by many the greatest soccer player who ever lived. Since his retirement, he has been a worldwide ambassador for his sport. Wherever soccer is played, the name of Pele will always be magic.

• #4. A standard soccer ball is made of leather and is between 27 and 28 inches in circumference. Unlike basketball, young players can use a smaller ball. For kids 8 years old or younger, a ball of 23 to 24 inches in circumference is recommended. For kids 9 to 12, a ball of 25 to 26 inches is often used.

More Facts

• · Soccer originated generally in its present form in Britain.

• · Worlds oldest club formed in 1857 is Sheffield FC

• · Soccer is the most played and most watched sport on Earth

• · Soccer is called football in practically every country except America, who call 'Grid Iron' football and football soccer.

• · Famous soccer rivalries include the Old Firm (Scotland), Manchester derby, London derbies, Milan derby, Real vs Barcelona, and many more.

• · Some famous soccer players: Pele, Maradonna, Charlton, Eusebio, Cruyff, Dalglish, Ronaldo, Beckham, Mattheus.

Materials

• Soccer ball • Football • Tennis ball

Experiment

• Step 1 : get items “soccer ball, football, tennis ball”.• Step 2 : measure how high the house is.• Step 3 : kick soccer ball and see how high the ball goes

(refer to the house).• Step 4 : repeat 3 times to get average. • Step 5 : do again with football. • Step 6 : throw soccer ball and see how high it goes (refer

to the house) • Step 7 : repeat 3 times to get average. • Step 8 : do again with football and tennis ball

Control & Variables

• There was no control control was. • The variables: soccer ball (kick, throw) football (kick, throw) tennis ball (kick, throw)

Observations

• #1 : The heaviest ball (soccer ball) traveled less height.

• #2 : The lightest ball (tennis ball) traveled the most height.

• #3 : The medium weight ball (football) traveled medium height to the tennis ball.

• #4 : More force caused the balls to go higher.

Data

Angle Vs Distance

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Distance

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Tennis Ball

Soccer Ball

Football

Analysis

• The Tennis Ball went the highest because of its lightest weight.

• The medium angle achieved the maximum distance.

• The Soccer Ball went the least distance because of the highest weight.

Conclusion

• My hypothesis was incorrect.• I would change the football to a basket ball

and I would change the height to distance. • My new question are: in distance would

weigh matter and does it matter from what angle you kick.

references

• http://library.thinkquest.org/J001388/soccer_facts.htm

• http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p036.shtml?fave=no&isb=cmlkOjMzNjAzODIsc2lkOjIscDox&from=TSW

• http://www.soccersaurus.com/infosoccertriviaandfacts.html