For our eighth and final STEM project freshman year, we did a do it better project. This means that we revisited a previous project that we completed this year and essentially "made it better" by fixing previous mistakes. My group (Brigid O'Brien, Ashley Smith, and Tara Shotz) and I remade the physics of sports video. We decided to do this project with a more comical approach. For our sport we decided to do the physics behind the popular dance moves, the whip and dab. We broke down the physics behind each dance move and I thought this project was very successful and I had a lot of fun doing this project.
Here is our final video:
Content
Mass- the amount of matter in something.
Velocity- the rate of distance covered in a direction. Velocity=distance/time
Force- a push or a pull. To find Force you use the equation F=ma (Force = Mass x Acceleration)
Acceleration- rate of change of velocity(speeding up or slowing down)
Gravity- gravity is a force between two objects and it is in proportion to their masses and inverse to the distance between them. Acceleration due to gravity(g or Ag) is 9.8 m/s^2
Mass- the amount of matter in something.
Velocity- the rate of distance covered in a direction. Velocity=distance/time
Force- a push or a pull. To find Force you use the equation F=ma (Force = Mass x Acceleration)
Acceleration- rate of change of velocity(speeding up or slowing down)
Gravity- gravity is a force between two objects and it is in proportion to their masses and inverse to the distance between them. Acceleration due to gravity(g or Ag) is 9.8 m/s^2
Reflection
This was a very interesting project. I worked with my friends again and I think that really made this project more enjoyable. We worked really well together and I think our final product was very solid. I learned many things during this project. First, I learned the importance of time management. The last time I did this project, I had issues regarding finishing the project on time. This time, my group and I made a very detailed list of everything we needed to do. Our story board was also really well thought out so it was a lot easier to get all the footage we needed. We did stumble across the problem of not enough footage. We really underestimated the amount of shots that we needed to make our entire video. This resulted in us filming random clips on the spot and that really used up some valuable time. In the end we figured everything out so it wasn't an issue. Another thing I learned from this project was that order is essential when editing a video. Previously, I made the mistake of uploading all the video content and doing all the sound recordings first, and then editing. This caused some serious problems when we cut a clip out because all the audio would shift over and we would have to put it back. This time, we uploaded and edited as we went. This proved to be so much easier and more convenient in terms of time management than the way I did it in the original physics of sports video. A few things I could improve on is my patience and always having a back up plan. First off, editing was really frustrating and I was not in a very good mood to start with. This has always been something I struggle with and I hope to keep improving on this. Another thing that I could work on is having an alternative plan. We ran into the a very large problem when the computer that had our entire project wouldn't turn on the day before the presentation. This really proves how important it is to always have a back up plan in case things go wrong. Fortunately, we were able to get the computer up and running before our presentation. Overall, I had a lot of fun working on this project and my STEM experience this year has been really great.
This was a very interesting project. I worked with my friends again and I think that really made this project more enjoyable. We worked really well together and I think our final product was very solid. I learned many things during this project. First, I learned the importance of time management. The last time I did this project, I had issues regarding finishing the project on time. This time, my group and I made a very detailed list of everything we needed to do. Our story board was also really well thought out so it was a lot easier to get all the footage we needed. We did stumble across the problem of not enough footage. We really underestimated the amount of shots that we needed to make our entire video. This resulted in us filming random clips on the spot and that really used up some valuable time. In the end we figured everything out so it wasn't an issue. Another thing I learned from this project was that order is essential when editing a video. Previously, I made the mistake of uploading all the video content and doing all the sound recordings first, and then editing. This caused some serious problems when we cut a clip out because all the audio would shift over and we would have to put it back. This time, we uploaded and edited as we went. This proved to be so much easier and more convenient in terms of time management than the way I did it in the original physics of sports video. A few things I could improve on is my patience and always having a back up plan. First off, editing was really frustrating and I was not in a very good mood to start with. This has always been something I struggle with and I hope to keep improving on this. Another thing that I could work on is having an alternative plan. We ran into the a very large problem when the computer that had our entire project wouldn't turn on the day before the presentation. This really proves how important it is to always have a back up plan in case things go wrong. Fortunately, we were able to get the computer up and running before our presentation. Overall, I had a lot of fun working on this project and my STEM experience this year has been really great.