Carpet Bouncy Ball

Bouncing balls react to sounds from the microphone.

Carpet bouncy ball.

Bounce balls with your microphone. Carpet is bouncier than ground and bouncy things absorb more kinetic energy that rigid things so a lot of the ball s energy which would be used to bounce it up is absorbed by the carpet. This is because the surface also adds kinetic energy to each bounce. Just as harder rubbery materials make for better bouncy balls harder floors like concrete give a ball more bounce than a softer surface like grass or carpet.

It would also be fun to explore the effect of different surfaces on the bounce of the bouncy ball. With the carpet and especially with our program chairs there is more natural give or cushion in the material you are bouncing the ball on and thus the ball is able to combine its own momentum with that of the other bouncy material to really gain some decent height. Perfect if your school kids are too noisy. The upper and lower case alphabet forms a perfect elliptical inside border.

Obviously a ball won t bounce as high on carpet. Click to learn more. The cold ball does not have much elasticity and more energy is lost when it collides with the floor with the result being that it does not bounce as high. More to explore physics of.

Available in bold and soft tones. Bouncing balls react to sounds from the microphone. Bouncy definition tending characteristically to bounce or bounce well. A fun way to manage classroom noise or visualize music.

The bouncy balls rug. Since some of the ball s energy went into the carpet the ball doesn t have as much energy afterwards and it can t bounce as high. Each colorful bouncy ball designates a seating area around the carpet edge where children can gather for group time. An old tennis ball is not as bouncy as a new one.

But if you bounce it on something solid like a hardwood floor the floor doesn t really have any give to it so it doesn t absorb very much of the energy. For example depending on the type of basketball and surface you may have seen the ball bounce about 15 inches high on carpet and about 25 inches high on concrete.