Ferris Wheel Project

1
Ferris Wheel Project
2
What Are We Measuring?

• Our group chose to measure the vertical distance
  (height) of a certain point on the Ferris wheel
  from the ground. In addition, we measured the
  change in arc length from a point at the bottom
  of the Ferris wheel in relation to a point on the
  Ferris wheel. Our goal was to compare these two
  variables and learn more about the relationship
  between them.

3
How are we measuring this?
4
Table of Values
5
Graphical Relationship
6
Conclusion

• For our project, we chose to measure the vertical
  distance from a point on the circle to a point on
  the ground, and the change in the arc length in
  relation to a point on the bottom of the Ferris
  Wheel and another point. The graphical
  relationship appears to be a bell curve is
  because as the arc length gets longer up until
  the very top of the Ferris Wheel, the height will
  get larger. As the cart is on the way back down,
  the arc length is still increasing, while the
  height is decreasing. This creates a bell, or
  normal curve graph.