Kael
3rd grade Silva
Archery
There are several Olympic sports. In 1200 B.C.E Archery was made a sport in China.Archery was added to the world Olympics in 1027A.D. Equipment that the athletes need is a bow and an arrow to shoot the target. Arrows look like a stick and have a blade on one end and feathers on the other. Athletes need target’s and a target stand. To score, the athelte needs the arrow to hit the target, which is a circle with other circles inside that represents their score. This target sits on a wooden stand on the ground. The bow has a string that when pulled back, it shoots forward which sends the arrow towards the target. Rules are important for archers to stay safe. First, they have to put the arrow in the bow and shoot. Also, archers need to be aware of their surroundings so they do not shoot their bow into anyone. This shoots an arrow towards the target. Archery is very fun and It teaches you new skills. It also shows physics in many ways.
Forces of motion are at work in many ways in archery. For example, an unbalanced force is something that is moving. Unbalanced forces in archery are the arrows and an archer's arm. A balanced force is something that will stay still like a target or the archer’s feet until the archer moves.
Newton's first law of motion says something in motion will stay in motion until a force comes to act on it. It also says something at rest will stay at rest until a force comes upon it. In archery the arrow is at rest, until the force of the bowstring string acts upon it. The arrow is then in motion while in the air going towards the target. The arrow will stay in motion until the target force acts upon it causing it to stop. Surely, Newton’s first law of motion can be seen in archery.
Newton's second law of motion says the bigger the mass the bigger the force is needed to move something. Forces are a pull, push, or twist. Mass is something that takes up space. In archery the mass is the arrow. Acceleration in archery is when the arrow is shot. An example of how force impacts acceleration is when the arrow goes shooting to the target. By pulling the string back harder, it will move faster. If you pull the string only a little it will not go as far. It also depends how far or close the target is to the archer. Truly, many laws of physics can be seen in archery.
Newton’s third law says every action makes an equal and opposite reaction. An example in archery is the bow string being pulled backward and then pushing the arrow forward. Another example is when the arrow is flying through the air, going forward, the reaction is when it hits the target the arrow stops.
There are at least 4,000 sports in the Olympics. Physics can be seen in every sport. Archery is only one example, and all of Newton’s laws are present. The Olympics brings the whole world together!