Bungee Jumping for
Math
Your
group will be testing washers dropped from a cliff using a bungee. You will be
testing to see what the relationship of the weight and the bounce length is as
the weight increases.
You
will measure the length of the first bounce after you drop the washer. Then you
will increase the number of washers after each test 1 washer, 2, 3 until you
have tested 5 washers.
Answer
the following questions:
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How
does the length of a jump increase as the weight increases?
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What
will the graph look like?
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What is the relationship of the washer
weight and the jump length? (Will it be a linear or exponential graph?)
You
will need the following:
5
washers
1
bungee
1-meter
stick
Tape
Worksheets
Steps
to follow:
1.
Set
up your experiment as discussed.
2.
Test
to see if you get the results you expected when you drop the washers. Does the
bungee length give you good data? Is your meter stick taped so that you can
measure the length the bungee stretches?
3.
Wait
for the video equipment to conduct your experiment.
Washer Bungee jumping?
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Number of
Washers (W)
What were your results? Was your
thinking correct before the experiment?
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