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How’s Your Aim? Entry #5. 8/28/2013. Question:. What is a way to increase your precision and accuracy when throwing paper balls? Create your own hypothesis. Hypothesis:. Procedure:.
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How’s Your Aim?Entry #5 8/28/2013
Question: • What is a way to increase your precision and accuracy when throwing paper balls? • Create your own hypothesis. Hypothesis:
Procedure: • Create one paper ball. Use your hypothesis to help you. You may make the paper ball any size. You may add tape if you choose. • You will get 5 throws at the target. You must stand on the sidewalk. You may throw that ball any way you choose; however, you must throw the paper ball the same way EVERY TIME!!! • Record your location for each throw in your journal.
Analyze Data: • Precision vs. Accuracy:
Precision is a description of how close measurements are together. • It can be used to describe the smallness or exactness of measurements.
Accuracy is how close your measured valued is to the accepted value.
Estimation is a means of making a rough measurement of something. How many jellybeans are in the pile?
Conclusion: • Glue in the completed estimation homework sheet.