Testing soccer ball pressures
Energy and Change
Josiah Reed
- Grade:
- 5
- Teacher:
- Rebecca Welter
My project tested soccer ball pressures and kicking distances. I chose this project because it involves kicking a soccer ball and I am a soccer player. My results showed that higher ball pressures led to longer kicking distances. My project was important to me because as a soccer player I am always looking for better performance on the field.
I was very impressed that you built your own kicking machine. That makes your experiment much fairer and scientific. You did a great job controlling the ball pressure and increasing it gradually. That shows careful planning. I like that you admitted your hypothesis was wrong and explained what you learned instead.
The student carefully planned and conducted multiple tests using a specially designed kicking machine. They discovered that higher pressure made the ball travel farther, which differed from their original expectation. The project demonstrates strong effort and creative thinking, and the work is well organized and clearly explained.