Deflategate 2: How Air Pressure Affects a Football and Distance
Physics and Astronomy
Derek DeVos
- Grade:
- 5
- Teacher:
- Rebecca Welter
My project was about how air pressure affects the distance traveled in a football. I chose this project because I like football and wanted to apply science to it. I found out that a deflated football can travel farther than a inflated football because it is easier to grip and add more power to the throw. My project is important because science can be used is sports to show how the game is played or can be affected through science.
I think this shows that, especially with smaller hands, the grip you had made up for the less inflated balls being les aerodynamic. A good experiment that is worth further investigation.