Science COL Project Part 1

Question I asked: Who invented badminton?
  • Well badminton invented by British army officers In India in the 19th century, and which is when it is first played. British army officers learned the game in 1870. In 1873 the duke of Beaufort introduces the sport badminton, from which now become popular sport.
Importance/Relevance:
  • Badminton is a regular exercise to keep body feet and it also helps balances and flexibility that is gain through the practice of badminton.
Question 2 I also asked: What is racket made of?
  • Most rackets are made of composite materials like carbon fiber of fiberglass, metal such as titanium alloys, or ceramics.
  • Catgut has partially made with materials include nylon, polyamide, and other polymers.
Importance/Relevance
  • The first badminton racket was made of wooden frames. Players sought to have lighter weight rackets to increase their speed on the court, and they switch to aluminum frames, and then later used carbon fiber composite materials for even lighter rackets.
What is your component?

Color: All rackets have different colors

state at room temp: 26.52°C

Melting point: titanium will only melt by 1,668 Degree Celsius

Boiling point: it said to be as high as 3,287 Degree Celsius

Common uses: to hit the shuttlecock

Interesting characteristics: badminton is a fastest sport, and the shuttles can fly as 350 kilometers per hour

Where did the parts come from?

Who discovered a titanium?  William Gregor first discovered titanium

When the titanium discovered? Titanium was first discovered in 1791 by William Gregor a Cornish clergyman and amateur mineralogist while studying sand deposits in the Manaccan vally.

Who named it? Invented in India in a version called poona

How was it discovered? Badminton is derived directly from poona, which was played by British army officers stationed in India in the 1860s.

How is it often used? It may played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are “singles” (with one player per side) and “doubles” (with two players per side). It often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on the beach.

Periodic table information:

Element: Titanium

Symbol: Ti

Atomic number: 22

Atomic mass: 47.9

Protons: 22

Electrons 22

Neutrons: 26

Source information:

History of Titanium – Kyocera SGS Europe (kyocera-sgstool.co.uk)

History of the Game – Badminton Alberta

what is racket made of? – Bing

Part 2: Information fluency process

What question did you need to research in order to create your post?
  • Who invented badminton?
  • What is racket made of?
  • When the titanium discovered?
  • Who discovered titanium?
  • Who named badminton?
  • How was badminton badminton?
  1. I used Bing for research one of the websites is a global tool manufacturing company. The 2nd website is a provincial sports site about badminton. The 3rd website is Wikipedia-on online encyclopedia.
  2.  I used my computer to research my questions Bing
  3. at first, I think of the question that I want to ask and summarize it, and then I used to research on Bing on my computer.
  4. When I searched on Bing for my question, I would need to find the good information I can use so I read the information about badminton rackets on the different sites and I decided to choose which one was the best for my topic.
  5. I really liked searching for more information about badminton that I  didn’t know. It was interesting to find out what the badminton racket was made of. I could have done better if I searched out more deep questions about the material of badminton racket.