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Sports Science Every summer, high school students gather at The Science House for two weeks of hands-on exploration of the science of sports to address these questions: How do pole vaulters use leverage to improve their performance? How can golf clubs be designed to hit the ball farther? What is the best way for a basketball player to aim her shots at the basket? The activities below demonstrate some of the projects from summers gone by. Likewise there are activities provided by SSEP awardees other than the Science House. Submit other activities for this page.

Online Game/Activity Take a leap from our computer simulated platform. Use the bungee jump software to discover evidence about a bungee jump gone wrong. Experiments Measuring Reaction Time A person's reaction time is a measure of how quickly they can respond to a given stimulus. How long it takes to react to a rebound could mean the difference between a win and a loss. Follow this laboratory exercise to experiment with your own reaction time. Projectile Motion If you throw a baseball through the air you will notice that its path resembles a parabola. This is because gravity is pulling the baseball down but very little is affecting the ball's forward motion. With nothing more than a meterstick, can you predict the range of a projectile (such as a ball or dart) at a known angle? More Labs and Sport Science Links Visit the NC State Science House's Science of Sports Research Camp Web page for more Sport Science labs and Web site links. Web Links Sport! Science at the Exploratorium. This excellent site will show you: What's the science behind a home run? Why do curveballs curve? Learn about mountain bike frames and materials from a custom bike maker. Try interactive javascripts that calculate braking distances and energy consumption. Find out how skateboarding is governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force. Learn about hockey and the science behind it with top scientists and the NHL's Sharks.

Activities Highlights Be a sleuth with the Codebreaker - - - - - - - - Search the Net with our Interactive Scavenger Hunt - - - - - - - - Practice Medicine with the Drug Dosing Simulation

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