Physics of Sports Video
To complete this project, my group decided to analyze the physics of hitting a baseball. My group partners were Daria Hoang, Zach Roesler, and Toran M. First off, we researched the physics of hitting a baseball. Next we identified all of the physics concepts that are being used while hitting a baseball. From that, we figured out which concepts would be addressed in each portion of the swing. For example, velocity would be addressed when the baseball is being thrown and when the baseball leaves the bat. After that, Daria created a script for our video.
Next came the filming part of the project. We filmed me hitting a baseball, and then filmed Zach for the introduction. The next step was creating the video. We started out by putting all of the clips onto iMovie. After that, we organized all of the clips and put them in order. Next we edited them and recorded voice overs. For the finishing touches, we added music and posted the video to YouTube.
Concepts
Velocity - speed with direction. Is measured in meters per second squared.
Force - is measured in mass times acceleration.
Acceleration - is change in velocity divided by time.
Projectile motion - is how far an object moves while it is in air. In the case of a baseball, the ball travels I in a parabolic arc. To calculate the velocity of the ball in air, you can use a triangle and use the Pythagorean theorem.
Potential Energy - is the amount of energy an object has at rest. It is found by by multiplying mass, the force of gravity, and height.
Kinetic Energy - the amount of energy an object has in motion. It is calculated by multiplying mass and velocity squared, then divided by two.
Reflection
I enjoyed filming and creating the video. I liked filming because I got to hit a baseball and I liked creating the video because it was making your very own video. Our group worked well together and we were effective in getting things done. I also learned how to use iMovie, which helped me expand my presentation choices. I also learned how to edit clips, add music and add subtitles to frames. Some things that my group struggled on were how to use iMovie. Our group had little experience with iMovie, and at first we had difficulties using it. But we got better at it and by the end of the project, we were able to use iMovie with ease. Another thing that my group had trouble with was voice overs. It was hard because it was very difficult to find a quiet place to record the voice overs. Eventually, we found a quiet room with no other noise to record the voice overs. Something that I think our group needs to improve upon is speaking more fluently. In the voice overs, there are some parts were we stumbled on saying the words. What we should do is practice the speaking parts more until we can say them fluently. Something that we can improve upon are organization skills and time management. I would organize the project more and plan more about what we were going to do. I would also try to have a stronger script to follow. I would do everything in steps. I would organize the process and make sure that we are getting things done. Overall, I thought that this was a great project because it was a lot of fun and also touched on a new type of science, computer science.
Next came the filming part of the project. We filmed me hitting a baseball, and then filmed Zach for the introduction. The next step was creating the video. We started out by putting all of the clips onto iMovie. After that, we organized all of the clips and put them in order. Next we edited them and recorded voice overs. For the finishing touches, we added music and posted the video to YouTube.
Concepts
Velocity - speed with direction. Is measured in meters per second squared.
Force - is measured in mass times acceleration.
Acceleration - is change in velocity divided by time.
Projectile motion - is how far an object moves while it is in air. In the case of a baseball, the ball travels I in a parabolic arc. To calculate the velocity of the ball in air, you can use a triangle and use the Pythagorean theorem.
Potential Energy - is the amount of energy an object has at rest. It is found by by multiplying mass, the force of gravity, and height.
Kinetic Energy - the amount of energy an object has in motion. It is calculated by multiplying mass and velocity squared, then divided by two.
Reflection
I enjoyed filming and creating the video. I liked filming because I got to hit a baseball and I liked creating the video because it was making your very own video. Our group worked well together and we were effective in getting things done. I also learned how to use iMovie, which helped me expand my presentation choices. I also learned how to edit clips, add music and add subtitles to frames. Some things that my group struggled on were how to use iMovie. Our group had little experience with iMovie, and at first we had difficulties using it. But we got better at it and by the end of the project, we were able to use iMovie with ease. Another thing that my group had trouble with was voice overs. It was hard because it was very difficult to find a quiet place to record the voice overs. Eventually, we found a quiet room with no other noise to record the voice overs. Something that I think our group needs to improve upon is speaking more fluently. In the voice overs, there are some parts were we stumbled on saying the words. What we should do is practice the speaking parts more until we can say them fluently. Something that we can improve upon are organization skills and time management. I would organize the project more and plan more about what we were going to do. I would also try to have a stronger script to follow. I would do everything in steps. I would organize the process and make sure that we are getting things done. Overall, I thought that this was a great project because it was a lot of fun and also touched on a new type of science, computer science.