For the Physics of me project we chose everyday activities and researched the physics involved. I chose paddle boarding and learned all about buoyancy, gravity, direction of movement, force and many other ways we are effected by physics everyday. Paddle boarding september,8th The topic I chose for the “Physics of me” project this year is paddle boarding.The physics concept is force and motion. It has to do with directions of movement and force from something, someone and even weather. Also buoyancy and gravity as well. Buoyancy is the upward force that an object feels from the water and when compared to the weight of the object, it is what makes an object float, sink, or remain neutrally buoyant in the water. It’s important to stay firm towards the center of your board or you can easily lose balance and fall into the water. Motion is a large category that incorporates a little bit of other things too. For example if you are standing on the back of your paddle board, gravity will pull you down and buoyancy on the other end of the board will cause the board to tip from your wait being displayed unevenly. Force is any type of a push or a pull. In order for an object to accelerate it needs to have a force acted upon it. In other words, in order for an object to change speed or direction it needs to be pushed or pulled. This concept also ties into inertia. Is when something is not moving so it needs a force of some kind to move it. The board needs to be directed by either a person, paddle, waves, current of wind. Paddle boarding can be difficult for some people that don’t have enough force in them to fight through wind, wake, waves and current. In paddle boarding most of the physics come from the force of the paddle directing the board.