For our physics of sports video, we calculated the physics of mario
The Video
Process
We had 4 weeks to make our video on the physics of Mario. In our first week we got the basic idea of what we would be doing in our project. We got into our group and brainstormed ideas. We had many, but ended up doing the physics of Mario. We chose this because we thought it would be very fun to research, and it was. After that we worked on the storyboard and script for our video. We spent the next 2 weeks learning the physics we would use in our video like vertical velocity and momentum. We spent the final week editing the film into the masterpiece it became.
Reflection
Our group did a very good job on our project. Things were sailing smoothly and we were finishing in good time. Then we made a small mistake(we were .2 seconds off!) and everything fell apart. We thankfully managed to recover, but it wasn't easy. One peak I had on this project would be communication. We had such good communication that in our free time we managed to still do work on the project. Another peak I had was time management. Unlike in the last project, we actually did our work in time. The only reason we had to do work after school was because of calculation error, and even then we managed to do it in 20 minutes or so. One pit I had would be leadership. Instead of stepping up to do work, I mostly sat in the background while Izagani did the editing. Another pit I had was reviewing work. The only flaw we had was messing up the time, and even though the entire time I had a feeling I did the time wrong, I didn't check which cost our group big time.
Concepts
Velocity; How fast an object moves in a direction. There are 2 types of velocity: vertical and horizontal. It is represented by the variable v. Velocity is measured in meters per seconds. Vertical is found with the equation v=gt and horizontal is found with the equation v=d/t
Total Velocity: Total velocity is how fast an object is moving both horizontally and vertically. It is found with the equation Sqrt.(vhoriz^2 + vvert^2)
Force of Impact: The force of impact is the theory that momentum equals impact. It is measured in newtons per second. The equation for it is mv=Ft
Momentum: Momentum is the tendency of an object to stay in motion. Momentum is measured in newtons per second. It is represented by the variable p. The equation for momentum is p=mv
Impulse: Impulse is how long and forcefully an object is pushed. Impulse is measured in newtons per second. It is represented with the variable J. The equation for impulse is J=Ft
Force: Force is the amount of push or pull on an object. It is measured in Newtons. Force is represented by the variable F. The equation for force is F=ma
Total Velocity: Total velocity is how fast an object is moving both horizontally and vertically. It is found with the equation Sqrt.(vhoriz^2 + vvert^2)
Force of Impact: The force of impact is the theory that momentum equals impact. It is measured in newtons per second. The equation for it is mv=Ft
Momentum: Momentum is the tendency of an object to stay in motion. Momentum is measured in newtons per second. It is represented by the variable p. The equation for momentum is p=mv
Impulse: Impulse is how long and forcefully an object is pushed. Impulse is measured in newtons per second. It is represented with the variable J. The equation for impulse is J=Ft
Force: Force is the amount of push or pull on an object. It is measured in Newtons. Force is represented by the variable F. The equation for force is F=ma