Wicked Mega Bounce XTR -DS

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What we really love about the SkyBall is that it isn't tiny (and thus super easy to lose) like other "super balls". The SkyBall has a 4" diameter (about twice the size of a tennis ball), so it's easy to locate when bouncing around like a mad man. If there is disagreement about where to place the balls on the chart, redo the experiment to see which ball bounces the highest. Experimentation: Sometimes more can be learned by actually doing something to things and taking note of what happened. We use scientific testing and experimentation to seek reasons and evidence in an attempt to prove or disprove our ideas and hypotheses, to discover new information, and to draw conclusions. After watching the episode, ask your students to describe the experiment that was conducted in the episode (Hawk and Raven tried flying with three different types of fuel to see which was the best.) Now bring out another ball. Based on the weight of the other balls, ask them if they think the new ball is lighter than both, heavier than both or in between. Ask students how they could gain more information about how heavy each object is before weighing it on the scale. ( They could hold the objects and feel them.)

Adding this type of tech isn’t anything new for Adidas. It used a similar thing with its miCoach Smart Ball, which was designed to help coaches monitor performance. This time around, though, the technology won’t be measuring things like the power of the shot and speed of the ball, but it instead offers up information about the World Cup, and will allow users to enter a variety of competitions. Explain that in addition to the texture, size, shape, weight, etc. of the ball, the person bouncing the ball could affect how high it goes. Someone or something that is bouncy is very lively. She was bouncy and full of energy. Synonyms: lively, active, enthusiastic, energetic More Synonyms of bouncy. What does zestful mean in English? If you drop the basketball, the force of gravity pulls it down, and as the ball falls, its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. … This is because the basketball had an inelastic collision with the ground. After a few bounces, it stops bouncing completely. The energy has left the ball! Does a glass ball bounce higher than a rubber ball?Give students several minutes to test different ways to increase the bounce on their balls. (Encourage them to experiment with releasing the balls from different heights, adding different amount of pressure to the balls, etc.) Ask for a volunteer to bounce each ball, one at a time, and have the other students judge which ball bounced highest. After all of the groups have presented their findings, ask students to discuss what they have learned from all of the results. (For example, increasing the height from which a ball is dropped, increases the height of the bounce.) Design and carry out simple cooperative investigations that apply learning from past experiences and support new discoveries.

Tip: To determine which ball bounces the highest, have one student hold a piece of string, yarn or ribbon (about 3-4 feet long) on one end and have another student hold the other end, making sure to pull the string tightly, so that it forms a straight line between the two students. Ask the students to hold the string at a low height (about 1 ½ feet off the ground). When the glue mixture was added to the borax, the borax acted as a cross-linker, hooking the glue’s molecules together to form the rubbery bouncy ball. The cornstarch was added to help bind the molecules together so the ball would hold its shape. The ball can bounce because of the cross-linked polymers. How do you make clear bouncy balls? Square or round trampolines are best for single users, while an oval trampoline is ideal if more than one person will be using the trampoline. Remember, a square or oval trampoline will provide a greater overall bouncing surface. Finally, for those on a budget, a round trampoline is well worth considering. Do heavier balls bounce higher? If the judges aren’t sure, have the volunteers bounce the balls again and then ask the judges to decide which bounced the highest.Bounce several of the balls, one at a time. The balls that do not bounce higher than that string should then be eliminated from the competition. Have the students raise the string up a little higher and conduct the experiment with the remaining balls. Any balls that do not make it over that height are eliminated. The Mega Bounce XTR is the bounciest ball of them all! Drop it onto a hard surface and it’ll bounce 85% of its original height (a basketball manages a measly 56%)! Throw it down as hard as you can and watch it soar way higher than a 2 story building…it really is MEGA! Why can’t a ball bounce forever?

After the volunteers have bounced the balls, ask the judges to select which one bounced the highest. Create a chart on easel paper, a white board, chalk board, etc. and have students add the balls to the chart, to show the results of the bouncing ball experiments, having the ball that bounce the highest, highest up on the chart and balls that bounce the least, lowest down on the chart. (See the “Bouncing Ball Chart” for an example of how to create the chart. Note: This is just a sample of how to record your results. Your findings might be different than those shown in the chart.) This elastic potential energy is why the ball is able to bounce, or rebound. After the ball rebounds, the elastic potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy, but it will never possess as much kinetic energy as during its original fall. The ball will never be able to rebound to its original height. To make bouncing polymer balls, follow these steps: Label one cup “Borax Solution” and the other “Ball Mixture.” Pour 2 tablespoons of warm water and 1/2 teaspoon of borax powder into the cup labeled “Borax Solution.” Stir the mixture to dissolve the borax. Add food coloring if desired. Who invented bouncy balls?Lead a discussion about the experiments you conducted today. Ask students to discuss some of the things that they learned through the process. The SkyBall bounces higher than tennis balls, basketballs, even Super Balls! Here are some of the amazing things people have done with the SkyBall: The SkyBall is a 4" diameter "super ball". It's filled with a combination of compressed air and helium, which accounts for its incredibly high bounces. Keep raising the string and testing the bounce height of the balls, until only one ball is left. That ball is the winner of the “bounciest ball competition.”