We (the freshman STEM class) were tasked by the SM Sports department to create a video showing how to improve a sports action for our less-than-triumphant teams. Ryan Tavenner, Sebastian Zarrehparvar, Grace Olson, and I did just that, and created a video showing the physics of a penalty kick.
We began the process by constructing a comprehensive storyboard detailing what would go into the film. Sadly, this was not very well-followed. After that, we went over to the soccer field during the film time in class we had and began to film the video with Sebastian's slow motion app on his IPhone. We filmed many different shots, but we generally had two categories. Cinematic shots were nice-looking, clear, sharp, images that went into the film. They did not necessarily have straight angles useful for measurements. These were the shots that went into the film. Physics shots were riddled with rulers, tape measures, and weird angles. These looked bad aesthetically, but were great for measuring and calculating. Most of these did not end up in the film; They were kept by us for calculating and measuring. We took a lot more time filming than we should have, and by the end of the filming we were strapped for time. We went a couple hours overtime for editing. However, we got it in, and we were not the last group for a turn-in, so that is a plus for me.
Concepts
Vectors - These are magnitudes that also include a direction. Velocity is an example of a vector. We used trigonometry to add vectors together to find the total velocity of the ball at different points during the flight. Vectors have no specific units, as it is not a concept, it is a category.
Potential Energy - This is a form of energy that is stored. There are multiple ways to store energy to create potential energy, but the form of potential energy we were looking into for the duration of the film was primarily potential energy due to gravity. Measured in Joules (J), or Newtons (N) per Meter (m).
Kinetic Energy - This is energy due to movement. Kinetic energy is commonly transferred from one object to another when an object strikes another. Measured in Joules (J), the same as Potential energy. All energy can be measured in Joules.
Reflection
I could have done a lot better. I didn't have the same motivation, energy, or drive to do this as I did with the Rube Goldberg Machine. This, I believe, is fairly evident in the final result. One of our Pits was lacking a time frame. We had no idea how much time it would take to edit and trim down the videos into the final product. This caused us to fall behind in the end and take a few extra hours to finish. Another Pit was how badly our team cooperated. Another group member and I had some very different visions for how the final product should turn out, and this caused a little bit of tension within the team, at least that I could detect.
However, not all was in vain. One of our highest Peaks was how well we were able to delegate tasks and equalize workloads. Each of us had a specific job, and we each were able to follow that job pretty well. And if one person was struggling with keeping up with the workload, another person who was ahead would help pick up the slack. Another small but important Peak was how much of a lesson this project was. I didn't put my full effort into the project, and this is evident in our film. This taught me that I need to always try my hardest on everything, or else we can get bad results, such as this. The next project is upcoming, and I will definitely do a much better job.
Our car is gonna be the best in the class.
Concepts
Vectors - These are magnitudes that also include a direction. Velocity is an example of a vector. We used trigonometry to add vectors together to find the total velocity of the ball at different points during the flight. Vectors have no specific units, as it is not a concept, it is a category.
Potential Energy - This is a form of energy that is stored. There are multiple ways to store energy to create potential energy, but the form of potential energy we were looking into for the duration of the film was primarily potential energy due to gravity. Measured in Joules (J), or Newtons (N) per Meter (m).
Kinetic Energy - This is energy due to movement. Kinetic energy is commonly transferred from one object to another when an object strikes another. Measured in Joules (J), the same as Potential energy. All energy can be measured in Joules.
Reflection
I could have done a lot better. I didn't have the same motivation, energy, or drive to do this as I did with the Rube Goldberg Machine. This, I believe, is fairly evident in the final result. One of our Pits was lacking a time frame. We had no idea how much time it would take to edit and trim down the videos into the final product. This caused us to fall behind in the end and take a few extra hours to finish. Another Pit was how badly our team cooperated. Another group member and I had some very different visions for how the final product should turn out, and this caused a little bit of tension within the team, at least that I could detect.
However, not all was in vain. One of our highest Peaks was how well we were able to delegate tasks and equalize workloads. Each of us had a specific job, and we each were able to follow that job pretty well. And if one person was struggling with keeping up with the workload, another person who was ahead would help pick up the slack. Another small but important Peak was how much of a lesson this project was. I didn't put my full effort into the project, and this is evident in our film. This taught me that I need to always try my hardest on everything, or else we can get bad results, such as this. The next project is upcoming, and I will definitely do a much better job.
Our car is gonna be the best in the class.