By Kelsea Bergerson, Hannah Bergo, Eliza Roesler, and Marilynn Hunt
For our engineering redesign project, our group decided to remake the physics of a sports video from earlier this year. For this video, our sport is barrel racing. We covered six physics aspects of barrel racing in this video.
Concepts
Force (F)- a push or pull. F=m*a is the formula to find force.
We used that equation to find the force of the horse standing. We used a different equation to find the horse's force in motion. Velocity (v)- the speed of something in a certain direction. The equation to find velocity is v=🔺d/🔺t. We found the velocity of Doc, the horse, to help us calculate other problems. Momentum (p)- how much motion is in a moving object. P=m*v is the equation to find momentum. To find the momentum of the horse going around the barrel, we used that equation. Acceleration (a)- the speed of an object. The equation for acceleration is a=🔺v/🔺t. We found the acceleration of the horse coming out of the the turn with that equation. Collaboration -working together and sharing ideas with other people. Our group did this by distributing the work equally and discussing important decisions as a group. |
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Overview
Our last project was the engineering redesign. We had about a week or two to redo one of our old projects. Our group remade our physics of sports video. We started off really strong. We filmed everything the day the project was assigned. By the following couple of days the entire layout of the video was set up. All we needed to do was put in the voiceovers, whiteboard videos, answers, and music. What we didn't expect, was for the calculations to take us a long time.
We spent a few days on calculations alone because we couldn't figure out how to find the force of the horse's hooves on the ground in motion. While we were doing calculations, we were also recording voiceovers and calculations on the whiteboard. These weeks flew by extremely fast. Before we knew it presentation day came. We had to scramble to add the background music and upload it on youtube. Thankfully, we completed the video in time and everything worked out.
We spent a few days on calculations alone because we couldn't figure out how to find the force of the horse's hooves on the ground in motion. While we were doing calculations, we were also recording voiceovers and calculations on the whiteboard. These weeks flew by extremely fast. Before we knew it presentation day came. We had to scramble to add the background music and upload it on youtube. Thankfully, we completed the video in time and everything worked out.
Reflection
The engineering redesign project was a lot of fun. It was sad at the same time because it was our last STEM project as freshmen. Our group decided to remake our physics of sports video. All of us were in different groups the first time around, so we decided to choose a totally different sport. We chose barrel racing.
This project had both pros and cons. Something I need to work better on is time management and efficiency. Our group cut it extremely close. We had to fix the audio and upload the video the day we presented. This is why the transitions from music to talking are a bit choppy. Our group focused most of our time on the calculations and voice overs and didn't save enough time to put it all together. We could fix that by creating a set schedule and sticking to it. Our group also got along really well, meaning we talked a lot. This took away from our efficiency. We could improve this by staying focused. There was also a lot of good things about our project.
I think our group did really well at collaborating and displaying the numbers for our physics aspects. I think those are two ways I improved my physics of a sports video from last time. Our group flowed smoothly and was able to communicate loosely. This made working together and sharing ideas easier. We also improved how we displayed our answers. I think writing on the whiteboard gave our audience a better understanding of how we got our answers. A lot of people learn visually.
I have had a great time making projects in STEM. Ending the year with the engineering redesign project was a nice way to reflect on our work and see how we could improve. I enjoyed this project and learned a lot about myself and others.
This project had both pros and cons. Something I need to work better on is time management and efficiency. Our group cut it extremely close. We had to fix the audio and upload the video the day we presented. This is why the transitions from music to talking are a bit choppy. Our group focused most of our time on the calculations and voice overs and didn't save enough time to put it all together. We could fix that by creating a set schedule and sticking to it. Our group also got along really well, meaning we talked a lot. This took away from our efficiency. We could improve this by staying focused. There was also a lot of good things about our project.
I think our group did really well at collaborating and displaying the numbers for our physics aspects. I think those are two ways I improved my physics of a sports video from last time. Our group flowed smoothly and was able to communicate loosely. This made working together and sharing ideas easier. We also improved how we displayed our answers. I think writing on the whiteboard gave our audience a better understanding of how we got our answers. A lot of people learn visually.
I have had a great time making projects in STEM. Ending the year with the engineering redesign project was a nice way to reflect on our work and see how we could improve. I enjoyed this project and learned a lot about myself and others.