Free Fall Lab Conclusion

My partner and I were able to analyze a graph of a bungee jumper during free fall and the acceleration during the time the cord was stretching. We were able to compare our testing jump simulation to that of a real life jump. We were able to do these things and learn a lot. We were able to see that free fall does only have the acceleration a gravity (-9.8 m/s^2). We saw how the highest peak on the graph matched up to when our man was the lowest and had the bungee stretched out. We were able to see the acceleration during the bounces and at different times (in seconds). We were able to use the graphs to determine what was asked in the objectives, such as, we labeled on Graph #2 where the acceleration was the maximum and the minimum.

            We saw Physics’ concepts in our lab when we realized that forces were at play. We saw that the force of gravity and the force of the bungee cord were the reasons for the acceleration differences on the graph. We saw that the lowest acceleration that our man would be going going down was the acceleration of gravity, which is -9.8m/s^2. The Table even shows the fluctuations that appeared during the jump. We were able to use our equation of to find how long the bungee cord was because we were able to use our acceleration during the period of free fall and the time that the man was in free fall.

            Though my partners and I weren’t perfect (we had to drop our bungee man over again multiple times because she would smash into the table, so it’s a good thing we didn’t use those test runs or else the information would have been skewed; we also used the wrong equation at first to find the length of the cord which made the cord come out to look like 5 meters so it’s a good thing we didn’t use that one) we were able to learn about the effects of the force of the bungee cord on the acceleration after a free fall.