Free Throw

• Which forces do you see when the player scores a free throw in the video?
• Which force(s) makes the ball move?
• Which force makes the ball come back down?
• What's a three-pointer?

• Building instructions book “B,” pages 20 - 38

Experiment 1:

• Set the pivot position to "1," throw distance to "2," and basket height to "1" on the blue numbered tiles.
• Try to score!
• Record your result on the graph on your Student Worksheet.
• Now turn the crank to increase the throw distance to positions 4, 6, and 8.
• Try to score, record your scores in the table.

Experiment 2:

• Change the height of the basket and the throw distance to position 2, and try to score.
• Record your score on the Student Worksheet.
• Now turn the crank to increase the throw distance to positions 4, 6, and 8.
• Record your scores.
• What did you see?
• Now raise the basket to position 3 and do the experiment again.

• Which forces did you observe?
• Did you see any patterns?