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 * THE STUDY OF ACCELERATION AND GRAVITY FOR LACROSSE BALLS **
 * Connor B.**
 * 2012-2013**


 * ABSTRACT **

The purpose of this study was to decide what type of ball goes the quickest for a 5m span. This experiment used forces of gravity; gravity is the force that pulls humans and other objects down to the Earth. Different types of sporting balls were rolled down ramps and then with the force it carried it was let roll up a ramp and then was launched off and was timed on how quickly it could reach 5m. Doing this experiment shows that lacrosse balls are clearly the best type of ball when it is being rolled. This is important for someone that has to create a game or a type of sporting ball, you would want to use a ball more like the lacrosse ball than a tennis ball for instance since it does not move as quickly.


 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS **

If this experiment was done again it should be done with a smaller distance which the ball is timed on how quickly it can get there. This would be changed because maybe the lacrosse ball can go further than the other balls in a shorter time but not quicker than the other ones. This would change the experiment  mightily.  The best experiment that is suggested for other people that would like to test something about a lacrosse ball would be to test how quickly it can move on different surfaces because that could change the sporting ball because if someone is using it on a different surface the type of ball might need to be changed.

To read the complete ISP Paper for this experiment, click on the PDF file link below.

