PocketLab Seismic Basketball Challenge

Posted: October 17, 2019

In this lab activity, students place a PocketLab Voyager on the floor and drop a basketball from above their heads. PocketLab Voyager's accelerometer records the seismic waves from each bounce. Based on the collected data, students are challenged to find the original height from which the basketball was released. 

Bonus Challenge: Lab groups can swap data and try to determine the release point of the other groups' basketballPocketLab Seismic Basketball Challenge!