The Physics of Paintball
Description:
Our video was definitely fun to make. I was lucky enough to be in a great and productive group that I will miss when we move onto the next project. We had an amazing time making our video and I hope you enjoy it just as much as we did. For our final video we decided to find the physics of paintball. Originally we were planning to do motor cross but that didn't work out so we all decided to do paintball instead. It was interesting to do paintball since I have never participated in paintball before. Besides having to switch sports, our project was very easy to complete. One of our group members already had a paintball gun, so one weekend we all went over to his house and filmed then. Our video was also fun to edit since the program we had, had other features than the programs other groups were using.
Our video begins with a scene of one the group members, Parker, hitting the camera with a paintball. We then go into introductions and announce that our project is the physics of paintball. We then go into the physics and explain each step. At the end of our video we have bloopers because there was too many hysterical clips to leave out. If you would like to watch our final video, please scroll down to the bottom of the page where I have attached it.
Concepts and Usage:
Force: Force is a push or a pull. The formula for force is force = mass x acceleration. Newtons (N) is the unit for force. In our project we used this concept for finding the force of the ball coming out of the paintball gun and the force the paintball gun has on the person.
Potential Energy: Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position. The formula for potential energy is PE=mass x gravitational acceleration x height. The unit for potential energy is Joules (J). We used this concept to find the potential energy of the paintball.
Kinetic Energy: The kinetic energy of an object is the energy which it possesses due to its motion. The formula for kinetic energy is KE=1/2mv^2. The unit for kinetic energy is Joules (J). We used this concept to find the kinetic energy of the paintball.
Work: Work is done when a force that is applied to an object, moves that object. The formula for work is W=Fd. We used this concept to find the work that the paintball is doing.
Velocity: Speed is a given direction. We used this concept in out project to find the velocity of the paintball coming out of the paintball gun.
Power: The rate of doing work. We used this concept to find the power of the paintball.
Acceleration: The rate in which velocity changes. The acceleration in our project was 9.8 m/s.
Projectile Motion: A form of motion where a projectile is thrown towards Earth's surface. We didn't use this concept in our project, but most groups did since it was a main idea throughout this unit.
Reflection:
Overall, our project was pretty easy to complete. We had a wonderful time making it and it will be sad to say goodbye to the group. One thing that went along good was that we all got along perfectly and didn't run into any conflict. We all agreed to everyone's ideas and we were all open to cooperation. Another thing that was great was that when we had to schedule a time to film the actual scenes that would be in our film, we all agreed on a day to meet over the weekend without any hassle. One thing that I learned about myself was that I actually love paintball and look forward to participating again in the near future.
Even though our project came along pretty smoothly, we still ran into plenty of problems. Firstly, we had to change our idea for the sport we were gong to do one week into the project. Originally, we were planning on studying motor cross as our sport but we ran into problems. The team member that was going to provide the equipment, wasn't able to create a track by the time we had to film. Another problem we ran into was getting off task. It is always easy to get off task and not pay attention when your friends are around. This is something I intend to approve upon.
Our Physics of Sports Video:
Description:
Our video was definitely fun to make. I was lucky enough to be in a great and productive group that I will miss when we move onto the next project. We had an amazing time making our video and I hope you enjoy it just as much as we did. For our final video we decided to find the physics of paintball. Originally we were planning to do motor cross but that didn't work out so we all decided to do paintball instead. It was interesting to do paintball since I have never participated in paintball before. Besides having to switch sports, our project was very easy to complete. One of our group members already had a paintball gun, so one weekend we all went over to his house and filmed then. Our video was also fun to edit since the program we had, had other features than the programs other groups were using.
Our video begins with a scene of one the group members, Parker, hitting the camera with a paintball. We then go into introductions and announce that our project is the physics of paintball. We then go into the physics and explain each step. At the end of our video we have bloopers because there was too many hysterical clips to leave out. If you would like to watch our final video, please scroll down to the bottom of the page where I have attached it.
Concepts and Usage:
Force: Force is a push or a pull. The formula for force is force = mass x acceleration. Newtons (N) is the unit for force. In our project we used this concept for finding the force of the ball coming out of the paintball gun and the force the paintball gun has on the person.
Potential Energy: Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position. The formula for potential energy is PE=mass x gravitational acceleration x height. The unit for potential energy is Joules (J). We used this concept to find the potential energy of the paintball.
Kinetic Energy: The kinetic energy of an object is the energy which it possesses due to its motion. The formula for kinetic energy is KE=1/2mv^2. The unit for kinetic energy is Joules (J). We used this concept to find the kinetic energy of the paintball.
Work: Work is done when a force that is applied to an object, moves that object. The formula for work is W=Fd. We used this concept to find the work that the paintball is doing.
Velocity: Speed is a given direction. We used this concept in out project to find the velocity of the paintball coming out of the paintball gun.
Power: The rate of doing work. We used this concept to find the power of the paintball.
Acceleration: The rate in which velocity changes. The acceleration in our project was 9.8 m/s.
Projectile Motion: A form of motion where a projectile is thrown towards Earth's surface. We didn't use this concept in our project, but most groups did since it was a main idea throughout this unit.
Reflection:
Overall, our project was pretty easy to complete. We had a wonderful time making it and it will be sad to say goodbye to the group. One thing that went along good was that we all got along perfectly and didn't run into any conflict. We all agreed to everyone's ideas and we were all open to cooperation. Another thing that was great was that when we had to schedule a time to film the actual scenes that would be in our film, we all agreed on a day to meet over the weekend without any hassle. One thing that I learned about myself was that I actually love paintball and look forward to participating again in the near future.
Even though our project came along pretty smoothly, we still ran into plenty of problems. Firstly, we had to change our idea for the sport we were gong to do one week into the project. Originally, we were planning on studying motor cross as our sport but we ran into problems. The team member that was going to provide the equipment, wasn't able to create a track by the time we had to film. Another problem we ran into was getting off task. It is always easy to get off task and not pay attention when your friends are around. This is something I intend to approve upon.
Our Physics of Sports Video: