Which ball bounces higher?
Follow a Procedure
Materials:
1. Tape a yardstick to a wall.
Yard stick
Drop the Racquetball from 30 inches.
Measure how high it bounces.
Racquetball
Foam ball
Sky ball
Record.
Bouncy ball
Inches
2. Repeat, but use the foam ball.
Record.
Inches
3. Repeat using the Sky ball.
Record.
Inches
4. Repeat using the bouncy ball
Record.
Inches
Bounce Heights
Bounce Height (Inches)
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Racquetball
Foam ball
Sky ball
Bouncy ball
Ball Dropped
5. Which ball bounced higher?
5. What force pulled the ball to the ground?
5. Why do you think some of the balls bounced higher than others?