Physics of Sports Video
Project Description
For our second project, we were assigned to create a video explaining the physics behind a sport of our choice. The first part of this was to choose what sport we wanted to do. We were debating between muggle quidditch, curling, and skydiving. In the end, we choose muggle quidditch. In order to begin working on our video, we had to create a script and a storyboard to help us know what to say and what shots to film. We had a couple weeks to complete the filming and editing process, and then we had to present the video to the class. We spent the first couple of days working on filming the shots of Conner throwing the ball. We took some data, like distance and time, and used that to calculate the velocity, vertical, horizontal and total, and the force of the impact on the ball. We then had to edit the video, and voice over the whole thing. On Thursday, November 5th, we presented our video again at the Film Festival. The finished video is below.
For our second project, we were assigned to create a video explaining the physics behind a sport of our choice. The first part of this was to choose what sport we wanted to do. We were debating between muggle quidditch, curling, and skydiving. In the end, we choose muggle quidditch. In order to begin working on our video, we had to create a script and a storyboard to help us know what to say and what shots to film. We had a couple weeks to complete the filming and editing process, and then we had to present the video to the class. We spent the first couple of days working on filming the shots of Conner throwing the ball. We took some data, like distance and time, and used that to calculate the velocity, vertical, horizontal and total, and the force of the impact on the ball. We then had to edit the video, and voice over the whole thing. On Thursday, November 5th, we presented our video again at the Film Festival. The finished video is below.
Terms and Definitions
Force of Impact: How hard an object would hit another object. It is calculated using the equation mv=Ft. We used this to see how hard the ball would hit you, or another object.
Vertical Velocity: Velocity on an object downward, caused by gravity. We used this to help calculate the the total velocity on the ball.
Horizontal Velocity: This is a constant velocity, and is totally independent of vertical velocity. This was also used to calculate the total velocity on the ball
Total Velocity: The speed in a direction, based off the horizontal and vertical velocity of an object. When we calculated this , it gave us how fast, and in what direction, the ball was moving.
Vector Diagram: A diagram that can be used to calculate the total velocity of an object. We used this to help calculate our total velocity. There is an example of one below.
Momentum: The tendency of moving objects to keep moving. We used this in the equation p=J, or mv=Ft, p=mv is the equation for momentum, and it is equal to impulse.
Impulse: How long and how forcefully you push something. We used this in the equation p=J, or mv=Ft. J=Ft is the equation for impulse, and it is equal to momentum.
Force of Impact: How hard an object would hit another object. It is calculated using the equation mv=Ft. We used this to see how hard the ball would hit you, or another object.
Vertical Velocity: Velocity on an object downward, caused by gravity. We used this to help calculate the the total velocity on the ball.
Horizontal Velocity: This is a constant velocity, and is totally independent of vertical velocity. This was also used to calculate the total velocity on the ball
Total Velocity: The speed in a direction, based off the horizontal and vertical velocity of an object. When we calculated this , it gave us how fast, and in what direction, the ball was moving.
Vector Diagram: A diagram that can be used to calculate the total velocity of an object. We used this to help calculate our total velocity. There is an example of one below.
Momentum: The tendency of moving objects to keep moving. We used this in the equation p=J, or mv=Ft, p=mv is the equation for momentum, and it is equal to impulse.
Impulse: How long and how forcefully you push something. We used this in the equation p=J, or mv=Ft. J=Ft is the equation for impulse, and it is equal to momentum.
Reflection
I did like this project, but the change in pace from the Rube Goldberg project was a little sudden. It was more planned, and we knew what we were going to do from the start, instead of the deviation from the original plan in the Rube Goldberg project. This made the first day a little difficult, because I was kind of at a loss on how to start the project. That was one of my flaws during the project. I wasn't too sure how to start the project and that was made it hard for me and my group to be very productive. Probably not the best was to start off the project. Once I did get used to how we were going about the project, it made things a lot easier. One thing I did well was that I as plenty productive when it came to the calculations part of the project. That was my biggest contribution by far, and the area where I could help the group the most. This project was hard to divide up work, and that was another thing I should have done differently. When we first started the project we should have divided up work more evenly. It was hard for all of us to do the editing, so we could have worked on different parts of the project, and I could have taken the leadership role to help divide up the work evenly. One other thing that I did well was that near the end, I started to pick up the slack and get work done that needed to be done. This definitely helped us finish our video. Something that I learned about myself is that I like projects were it is not as planned out, and are more open to being changed, like the Rube Goldberg project.
I did like this project, but the change in pace from the Rube Goldberg project was a little sudden. It was more planned, and we knew what we were going to do from the start, instead of the deviation from the original plan in the Rube Goldberg project. This made the first day a little difficult, because I was kind of at a loss on how to start the project. That was one of my flaws during the project. I wasn't too sure how to start the project and that was made it hard for me and my group to be very productive. Probably not the best was to start off the project. Once I did get used to how we were going about the project, it made things a lot easier. One thing I did well was that I as plenty productive when it came to the calculations part of the project. That was my biggest contribution by far, and the area where I could help the group the most. This project was hard to divide up work, and that was another thing I should have done differently. When we first started the project we should have divided up work more evenly. It was hard for all of us to do the editing, so we could have worked on different parts of the project, and I could have taken the leadership role to help divide up the work evenly. One other thing that I did well was that near the end, I started to pick up the slack and get work done that needed to be done. This definitely helped us finish our video. Something that I learned about myself is that I like projects were it is not as planned out, and are more open to being changed, like the Rube Goldberg project.