#6

I have started my experiment and am getting it set up but I need to physically complete it. It's kind of difficult to get together with my friends from dance because of our busy schedules but hopefully this week/weekend I will get that completed. I know that for my vertical jump I will video the person straight on as they jump and there will be a meter stick next to them so I can capture how high they jump. I might also have someone physically watch to make sure we are being accurate enough. I will use the 2/3 girls to see how they differ in forces. For the 2 lateral jumps, I will use meter sticks on the ground and standing up to tell how they are moving on an x-y plane. This will help me as I have to find the acceleration and velocity which I will need to imput the force=massXacceleration

#5

I am going to video tape my friend Victoria and Christina and Meaghan at dance class doing lateral jumps like a leap and a pachenko but also look at a vertical jump. I'm going to be looking at the force it takes to do these different tricks in irish dance. When I video them doing jumps I will measure how high they are jumping, the acceleration and velocity that goes with this and the way I found the force.

#4

I ended up changing my whole project to a different aspect of Irish dancing. I am using acceleration velocity and force to calculate how different jumps and moves affect how much the dancer has to work and make an effort. I will figure out what I will be finding and use 2 or 3 of my friends from Irish dance and document on video their efforts. This sounds a little confusing but hopefully I will shape what I'm doing. I will use the net force to make sure I'm accounting for the gravity and friction of the actual force exerted. Fnet=(F=ma)+(Fw=mg)

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