Physics
W. Dupre
“Sporting Event” Research Project
Abstract
Value: 10 points
The abstract is basically a summary of your Sporting Event Research Project. When completing your abstract follow these guidelines.
a. A maximum length of one typed page.
b. Margins – 1” all around
c. Font style – Times New Roman
d. Font Size – Heading (includes Team member’s names, Toy/Title, and the Date) 16 point boldface
e. Font Size – Body of abstract12 point standard
a. Background information on your sporting event. This might include general information describing the event as well as the sporting event’s historical background.
b. Physics concepts that relate to the sporting event, logically organized from broad to narrow.
c. Ideas that you are considering for experimentation with this sporting event. These are not experiments that you must perform. It indicates that you have begun to consider experiments that you may perform with your sporting event.
Grading Criteria
Format: 4 points
One page or less - 1 pt More than one page – 0 pts
1” margins all around – 1pt Some margins are more or less than 1 “ – 0 pts.
Correct font style – 1 pt Incorrect font style – 0 pts
Correct font sizes – 1 pt Incorrect font sizes – 0 pts.
Content 6 points
Background information
Description of sporting event and its history - 2 pts
Missing either description or history – 1 pt
No background information – 0pts
Physics Concepts
Discusses 3 or more concepts – 2 pts
Discusses less than 3 concepts – 1 pt
Does not discuss any physics concepts – 0 pts
Experimentation
Discusses logical experiments within your means to perform – 2pts
Poorly conceived experimental ideas – 1 pt
Does not discuss possible experimentation – 0 pts