Ball Bounce
by Dexter Nebitsi
Students examine the relationship between a ball's bounce height and its drop height to see a linear relationship. They then calculate the slope of their data to compare "bounciness" with other groups' balls.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ldw_SrKrmtZ9c6QSzAkQEMGVVkWz9sBa/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Ratio and Proportion (RP) Functions (F)
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