Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

3925.This activity consists of ten events foryou to perform.The best performance in eachevent will be scored 100 points with the remainingscores being the appropriate percentof the best performance.The ten events of this decathlon are:1. Cotton ball throwThrow a ball of cotton as far as you can. Measurethe distance from the starting line to the pointwhere the cotton ball first touches the floor.2. Basketball putIn the gym or outside throw a basketball as far asyou can. Use a motion like a shot putter. Measurethe distance from the starting line to the point thebasketball first touches the floor.3. Standing long jumpJump as far as you can from a standing start. Mea~sure the distance from the starting line to the backof your heels where you jump.4. Tiddley~wink snapSnap a tiddley-wink as far as possible. Measure thedistance from the starting line to the point wherethe tiddley~wink first touches the floor.Twenty-metre, one-legged dashIn the gym or outside record the time it takesleg up off the floor.to hop 20 metres while holding one6. Plastic straw throwThrow a plastic straw as far as possible. Measure the distance from the startingline to the point where the straw first touches the floor.7. Fifty-metre backwards runOutside record the time it takes to run 50 metres backwards.8. Airplane flyIn the gym or outside throw a paper airplane as far as you can. Measure the distancefrom the starting line to the point where the plane first touches the floor.9. Rubber band snapSnap a rubber band as far as you can. Measure the distance from the starting lineto the point where the rubber band first touches the floor.10. Paper toss scoreFrom a distance of 4 metres record how many wads of paper you can throw, 1 at atime, into a wastepaper basket in 30 seconds.Pick a partner.For each of the ten events, as one person is performing, the partnerwill be either timing or measuring distances. (Each person will receive three separate trials in each event.trials on your individual record sheet.Label and record the(