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What type of materials What type of materials make a basketball bounce make a basketball bounce

the highest?the highest?

By: Joseph & ElieBy: Joseph & Elie

CLASS 811CLASS 811

Problem:Problem:

We wanted to find out if a We wanted to find out if a pigskin, leather or rubber pigskin, leather or rubber basketball would bounce the basketball would bounce the highest.highest.

Hypothesis:Hypothesis:

We think the rubber basketball will We think the rubber basketball will bounce higher than the pigskin and bounce higher than the pigskin and leather basketball.leather basketball.

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In our experiment we bounced each In our experiment we bounced each ball next to a yard stick. We ball next to a yard stick. We measured the height of each measured the height of each basketballs’ bounce. This told us basketballs’ bounce. This told us which bounced the highest.which bounced the highest.

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What types of materials make a basketball bounce the highest

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ResultsResults

We learned that a rubber basketball We learned that a rubber basketball bounces higher than a pigskin and bounces higher than a pigskin and leather basketball. We also learned leather basketball. We also learned that it would be the best ball to use that it would be the best ball to use in a game if you want a high bounce.in a game if you want a high bounce.

ConclusionsConclusions

Our hypothesis was correct. The Our hypothesis was correct. The rubber basketball bounced higher rubber basketball bounced higher than the pigskin and leather than the pigskin and leather basketball.basketball.