INTRODUCTION 2 ULTIMATE BOUNCE our team steps onto the court It has wall to wall trampolines and you're about to play the ultimate game of dodgeball Grab a ball and get jumping You jump onto the trampoline and push the stretchy fabric down It pushes back launching you high into the air as you throw your ball at the other team Forces are at the heart of the science trampolines behind
What's happening with each bounce Forces and motion are at work Your first jump is the force that gets your motion going and the force of the stretchy trampoline keeps you bouncing Have you ever wondered about a trampoline's bounce Or why the moon keeps circling Earth Curious scientists also ask these kinds of questions They study the world and think about how it works They test their ideas and come up with answers based on their evidence Everything on Earth and beyond feels the effects of forces 5
