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Broad Question
How high would a basketball bounce if the temperature is hot or cold?

Hypothesis
I hypothesized that when its cold the air in the ball will not push the as it does in hot weather.

Graph of Hypothesis
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Independent Variable:
temperature of area, surface and temperature.

Dependent Variable:
basketball

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:
the bounce of the ball.

General Plan
bounce ball inside of my garage

Potential Problems And Solutions
the problems would be that the temperature may be always cold during the event so for the side that needs warmth i will use my garage.

Number Of Trials:
3

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:
2

When data will be collected
April 7 2012

Number of Observations:
6

Where will data be collected?:
Kms middle school

Resources and Budget Table
Basketball: $25.50 poster board: $ 5.00

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Time Line
4/5/12-4/7/12

Background Research
the background research for my experiment is the air in the basketball. the air in the basketball will change as the temperature changes. When the temperature changes over time the air in the ball will as well.

All Raw Data
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