How long I can Dribble A Basketball By:Ian Sadler Date Completed:November 16,2014

Problem/Question How long I can dribble a basketball at different times of the day.

Background The reason I picked this project is because,I love basketball. I wanted to test myself. So I got my basketball and went to the courts 3 times a day for 5 days. Then I got my answer and I found out how long I can dribble A basketball at different times of the day

Hypothesis If I dribble in the afternoon then I will dribble for the longest amount of time.

Variables a.independent-the time of day I dribble b.dependent-I won’t be able to dribble at the same speed c.the basketball,the clock,place I dribble

Procedures 1.dribble basketball 2.see how long I dribble 3.test data for a week 4.See which time of day I dribble the longest for 5.Dribble basketball 6.see what my longest time was

Data Monday- morning=2m. afternoon=6m. night=4m. Tuesday- morning=2m. afternoon=7m. night=5m. Wednesday- morning=3m. afternoon=8m. night=6m. Thursday- morning=4m. afternoon=9m. night=6m. Friday- morning=5m. afternoon=8m. night=3m.

Materials/Equipment/Safety A basketball and clock

Conclusion 1.How long can I dribble a basketball at different times of the day.2.In my experiment I Dribbled A basketball until I got tired 3 times a day.3.In the experiment I dribbled and wrote my times every time I dribbled I had A different time.4.My hypothesis does support my data because,I predicted that I would dribble the longest in the afternoon and I did.5.I learned that dribbleing really does thake a lot of energy.6.The only error I had was my ball popped the last day I dribbled and I couldn’t dribble as long as I wanted to.