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How does the material of a football affect its range.
Procedure Plan – Scientific Method Based Projects
Problem Statement:
How does the material of a football affect its range?
Hypothesis
If I throw different types of footballs then which type will go farther?
Variables
Independent Variable: footballs
Dependent Variable: range
Control variables: football material, different settings of were I’m throwing, different
tempeture outside, throwing method
Location:
Football field/backyard
Materials:
 Three types of footballs
 Meter stick
 Video camera
Safety Precautions:
Adult supervison
Detailed procedures:
1. go to a open field /football field or back yard and grab a meter stick and three
different footballs
2. then throw one at a time and lets see which ones farther
3. then u will measure the distance from where your standing and were the ball first
bounced
4. repeat
5. then get all the measures.
6. Finally graph all the measures and see which one was the farthest thrown
Data Table:
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FOOTBALL
BRANDS
WILSON
NERF
NIKE
TRAIL 1
TRAIL 2
TRAIL 3
Bibliography:
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10/14/10
Annotated Bibliography #3
Source:
Football [informational]. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2010, from
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Football.html
Summary:
Footballs are made into fourths of leather with a center that is known as a rubber
bladder. The football was originated from rugby and soccer mixed together in the 1800’s
to the 1900’s was really made out of a pig bladder then they switched it to cowhide,
which was known for making blisters in the hand and around the 1960’s they changed
into a real leather as shown today. And the NFL and the NCAA said in the future that
there will be changes in material than design and also the equipment .
Reflection:
This helps my project Im doing, how does the material effect a footballs range.
And with these notes this will help my project about the history of a football and that I
need to make sure that I get the right materials for the footballs Im using
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Annotated Bibliography #2
Source:
Football. (2010, October 14). Britannica. Retrieved from http:/
http://school.eb.com/comptons/article-9274377? Qu
Summary:
In football there are many rules you have to go by to help your team win,
Such as no facemasks witch is known as grabbing the persons face mask. And then there
are no fighting by any means! Football was also originated in England it is a form of
rugby. Before there were fiberglass helmets there were leather helmets, which as you
can tell has no protection.
Reflection:
I learned that football was originated in England and a form of rugby and that
they used leather helmets that had no protection for their face and there head. I also
learned about the rules of football about no fighting or that’s a fifteen-yard penalty and
facemasks.
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Annotated Bibliography #1
Source:
Football. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2010, from http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/
aitc/lessons/extras/facts/sports.html#football
Summary:
A Football is a lemon shaped ball made out of leather. In 1800’s to the 1850’s
they were made of pigskin and very raggedy. The laces are made of nylon plastic and the
center of the football is rubber. To make a football the leather is divided into fourths. It
needs exactly 3-4 p.s.i to pump it up, and a football can weigh up to 14 to 15 ounces.
Reflection:
This is useful to my experiment because I will be testing how does the material
affect the range of a football. I learned that footballs used to be made of pigskin in the
1800’s to the 1850’s and that they do throw farther with regular leather because of the
ayrodynamics.
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