| Title: |
The Skate |
| Purpose: |
To find out what wheel helps a player skate the fastest around a rink. |
| Procedure: |
1. Get the player to line up about an inch before the redline.
2. When a signal to go is given, the player starts.
3. Time him or her with a stopwatch.
4. Once the player crosses the same redline stop the stopwatch and record the time.
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| Materials: |
Timer
Stopwatch
Players (3)
Wheels
Gear
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| Observations: |
| Trial #1: Rink Rat Hot Shots |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
19 |
Speedy in straight sections, but still slippery around corners. |
| Micah |
20 |
They were alright. |
| Troy |
22 |
They were alright. |
| Trial #2: Rink Rat Hot Shots |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
19 |
Great speed on straight areas, not as slippery as before. |
| Micah |
20 |
Very slippery in last corner. |
| Troy |
21 |
Better, still kind of slippery in corners. Especially the last corner. |
| Trial #3: Rink Rat Hot Shots |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
18 |
Great corners, except the last turn. |
| Micah |
19 |
Woah! I got goin' fast on that second straight sectioN! |
| Troy |
21 |
Still Pretty Good. |
| Trial #1: Red Star's |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
21 |
Yikes! I almost fell they were so bad around corners. |
| Micah |
19 |
Good for skating straight, but slippery around corners. |
| Troy |
22 |
They were alright. |
| Trial #2: Red Star's |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
19 |
Better but still not that great. |
| Micah |
20 |
Good for skating staright, but slippery in corners. |
| Troy |
22 |
They were sticky! |
| Trial #3: Red Star's |
| Skater |
Time (secs). |
Comments |
| Brent |
20 |
Couldn't take corners that tight at all and they were too sticky to excellerate on straight sections. |
| Micah |
19 |
Good for skating straight, but slippery in corners. |
| Troy |
21 |
Woah! Almost rammed those boards! |
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| Conclusion: |
I have concluded that the skaters did there best in their own wheels. The type of wheel didn't really affect the skaters speed. I also have viewed that all lap speeds are about the same which shows a good level of consistency in all the wheels. |