Related Links
Project Summary
| Difficulty | 7 |
| Time required | Average (about one week) |
Donate to Science Buddies
|
Sponsor
| Sponsored by a generous grant from Northrop Grumman Foundation |
|
 |
| Weightless Flights of Discovery Program for Teachers |
| www.northropgrumman.com/ community/weightless.html |
| * Note: This is an abbreviated project idea, without notes to start your background research or a procedure for how to do the experiment. You can identify abbreviated project ideas by the asterisk at the end of the title. If you want a project idea with full instructions, please pick one without an asterisk. |
Abstract
How much difference does the spiraling motion of a well-thrown football make on the distance of the throw (compared to wobbling, or end-over-end motion of the ball)? Think of a way to reproducibly produce the desired ball motion and launch it with a constant force to find out. (For more information on the physics, see Gay, 2004.)Bibliography
Gay, Timothy, Ph.D., 2005. The Physics of Football. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.Variations
- For more science project ideas in this area of science, see Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics Project Ideas.
Last edit date: 2006-12-11 18:33:11
Career Focus
If you like this project, you might want to think about career opportunities in
Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics.
Humans have always longed to fly and to make other things fly, both through the air and into outer space—aerospace engineers are the people that make those dreams come true. They design, build, and test vehicles like airplanes, helicopters, balloons, rockets, missiles, satellites, and spacecraft. Learn more about this career: Aerospace Engineer.
|
Join Science Buddies
Become a Science Buddies member! It's free! As a member you will be the first to receive our new and innovative project ideas, news about upcoming science competitions, science fair tips, and information on other science related initiatives.
Support Science Buddies
If this website has helped you, won't you consider a small gift so we may continue developing resources to help teachers and students?
|
