Name __________________________________________ Date___________
BOUNCY BALL SCIENCE
Goal:
The goal of this project is to create a lab with precise details and procedures that another person can
follow and end up with the same results.
Objective of the Experiment:
Using three bouncy balls, design a test to see which ball can bounce the highest.
Directions:
Step One:
Complete the given lab-sheet titled Bouncy Ball Science Rough Draft.
 State the purpose in the form of a question to answer based on the objective of
the experiment as stated in the goal.
 Write a hypothesis for the experiment
 Write all of the necessary materials for the experiment
 Write a procedure that you will follow in order to do the experiment
Your procedure must include the following:
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A system of measurement and how to measure
A specified dropping height and how to drop
Force used to drop the balls
Surface the balls are dropped on
Step Two:
Gather the materials needed, conduct the experiment following the procedure you
wrote, and complete the observation and conclusion on the lab-sheet.
Step Three:
Edit the procedures or the materials you used to conduct the experiment
 Add more steps/details if necessary
Step Four:
Type up your lab report and create your graphs for your data.
Your final lab report must be typed up following the format on the rough draft sheet.
You may hand write the data and the graphs or you may design them on the
computer.
Name____________________________________________
Bouncy Ball Science Rubric
Student Assessment
Purpose
_______/ 2 points
Hypothesis
_______/ 2 points
Materials
_______/ 2 points
Procedure (Step-by-step)
_______/ 6 points
Data Display (Titles, Labels, Units, Color)
_______/ 5 points
Observation
_______/ 3 points
Conclusion
_______/ 3 points
Spelling & Grammar
_______/ 2 points
Total
_______/ 25 points
Bouncy Ball Science Rubric
Teacher Assessment
Purpose
_______/ 2 points
Hypothesis
_______/ 2 points
Materials
_______/ 2 points
Procedure (Step-by-step)
_______/ 6 points
Data Display (Titles, Labels, Units, Color)
_______/ 5 points
Observation
_______/ 3 points
Conclusion
_______/ 3 points
Spelling & Grammar
_______/ 2 points
Total
_______/ 25 points