Hang-Time Poster
Alice and Maeve!
Introduction:
We used mathematics and
computational thinking by
using the following
equations: y2= y1+ vt - ½gt 2
and the equation √([2y1]/g) =
t, which we got from the
previous equation. We also
communicated with scientific
framework, by putting our
processes on this poster.
Objective:
Find our hang-time from a
standing jump.
Materials:
- 4 pieces of tape
- 1 measuring tape
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Procedure:
Figure 1: Marking
Maeve prepares to jump to
mark the height, with tape, that
she can reach while jumping. In
this photo you can see that she
has already marked how high
she can reach while standing.
Figure 2: Measuring
Alice uses a measuring tape to
measure the distance between
the height she could reach while
standing and the height she
could reach while jumping.
Graph:
Data:
Maeve! hang time = 0.35s (15cm)
Alice hang time = 0.40 sec (20 cm)
Analysis:
We started with the equation y2= y1+ vt - ½gt 2
→ 0 = y1 - ½gt → -y1= -½gt
2 2
→ -2y1 = -gt → (-2y1)/-g=t
2 2
→ √([2y1]/g) = t
We then substituted our numbers in.
Alice: √([2(0.2)]/9.81) = 0.2
Maeve: √([2(0.15)]/9.81) = 0.175
Then we multiplied each by two for the total hang
time (not just the time down) and got 0.4 seconds for
Alice and 0.35 seconds for Maeve.
Conclusion:
After finding our hang-time, we got .35s for Maeve!
and .40s for Alice. For this lab, some things that
could be improved, so there are less sources of error,
are the way that we mark how high we can jump- in
a way that includes how high our fingertips touch,
and that lets us know exactly where to measure from
(doesn’t leave us wondering whether to measure
from the bottom, middle, or top of the tape). However,
the data for both of us is still fairly accurate, and is
probably only off by a little bit from these sources of
error.