For this experiment students had to devise three examples to test. They came up with; Dropping a ball of Play-doh from different heights, rolling markers into each other and pouring water into a bowl from different heights.
To set this experiment up students located materials to test, a location to conduct the experiment and and a back drop to record against. Then students made predictions of how the objects would react when dropped, knocked into or poured.
I then showed students how to set up the iPad in our recording rig. I also showed the group how to use an app called “slowmo-pro”. Our iPad doesn’t have the slow motion feature built into it. After practicing with the camera, the group was ready to roll.
Each experiment was conducted three times, afterwards we watched the video. Students were surprised how the Play-doh moved on impact with the table, and the force and motion could clearly be seen when rolling markers into each other. The water drop amazed students because with the slow motion, students could see how the water moved when it hit the bowl
Students then wrote a summary of what they learned from each experiment, and I had several new helpers ready to show the other students how to conduct their experiments using the iPad and slowmo-pro.
To see some example videos: CLICK HERE