Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Don’t Miss A project on free throw percentage

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Problem What effect does gender have on free throw percentage with a 28.5 size ball?

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Hypothesis I predict that the boys will shoot a little better than girls, because the free throw percentage in professional and college basketball is higher in men than in women.

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Materials 5 seventh grade boy basketball players 5 seventh grade girl basketball players 28.5 basketball Basketball court Basketball goal Spreadsheet (to record results) Pencil Clipboard

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Procedure 1.Gather all materials 2.Get an open gym 3.Gather test subjects 4.Have them shoot ten free throws and two warm up free throws 5.Record their results 6.Calculate their percentage 7.Average the boy’s average, and the girls’ average separately

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Results

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Observations I noticed that some of the test subjects, both boys and girls, got mad at themselves, and stopped to shoot as well. Some of the people had not shot a basketball in quite a while, and missed quite a few of their shots.

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Conclusion My hypothesis was correct. The boys shot an average of 50%, but the girls only shot 30%. Boys do indeed shoot free throws better than girls.

Henry WeinerScience Fair Project Acknowledgements Thanks to Taylor, Caleb, Chase, Andrew, Jordan, Chelsey, Andi, Lindsey, Breckyn, and Julia. Thank you also to Mrs. Riffel, who helped me get through the assignment.