The Effect a Type of

Surface has on a
Bouncy Ball's Bounce!

By Libby, Erik, and Sasha

 Objective

To compare how eight different surfaces affect

the return height of a bouncy ball.
 List of Materials and Pictures

- Tribounty white paper towel

- Lab table
- Ply dinner napkin
- Ply commercial grade brown paper
towel
- Gallon ziplock baggie
- Layered cardboard
- 8.5 x 11 Standard printer paper
- Aluminum foil sheet
- Meter Stick
- Bouncy Ball
 Predictions

1. 3. 6.
7.

2.

4.

5.
8.
 Data Table

Surface Lab Ply Ply Ply Gallon Layered 8.5 x 11 Aluminum

table dinner bounty Commerci ziplock cardboar Standard foil sheet
napkin paper al Grade baggie d printer
towel brown paper
Paper
Towel
T1 (cm) 40 38 40 42 43.5 25 44 42.5

T2 (cm) 41 42.5 43 41.5 42 27 42.5 40.5

T3 (cm 43 41.5 41.5 43 40.5 26 43 40

Average 41 ⅓ 40 ⅔ 41.5 42.2 42 26 43.2 41

Height
 Gifs
Cardboard Aluminum foil Dinner napkin Gallon Baggie
 Gifs
Printer paper
Brown paper towel
Lab table
 Was our prediction correct?
Actual (Least to
Our prediction in order greatest):
from least to greatest:

Off by 1 1. 5.
✔
1.
5.
Off by
✔
2 2. 6.
2.
6.
Off by
Off
4 3. 7.
3. by 7.
2
Off by
8. 4 4. 8.
Off
4. by
3
Side by Side Least Return height to
Greatest Return Height
Cardboard White Paper

26 cm 43.2 cm
 Research Extension

Which surface would the ball bounce higher off of?