Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions
Students explore conservation of linear momentum and collisions. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, variable mass, and momentum. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gravitational Potential Energy & Conservation of Angular Momentum
Predict changes in gravitational potential energy and angular momentum for a system of two masses.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum & Collisions: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe an elastic collision of two objects in one dimension, define internal kinetic energy, derive an expression for conservation of internal kinetic energy in a one-dimensional...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Inelastic Collisions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students are asked to demonstrate and apply the laws of conservation of momentum.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Ballistics Tests
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practice with the concepts of conservation of momentum and energy by analyzing a special case of the ballistic pendulum.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation Table of Contents
Students examine the impulse-momentum change theorem, the law of momentum conservation, and real world applications. The tutorial consists of lessons and problems to check for understanding.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Accomplishments of Isaac Newton
Read about the life of Isaac Newton and his many accomplishments in physics, mathematics, optics, and religious study, and how his discoveries helped in space research.
Physics4kids
Physics4 kids.com: Momentum Basics
This site defines momentum and distinguishes different types of momentum. Several examples including diagrams are used to explain these concepts. Conservation of momentum is briefly addressed. An online quiz is also available to check...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Transfer of Momentum
This instructional activity designed for primary level students, describes the bodily-kinesthetic method of showing the conservation of momentum with students rollerblading, using cars, and colliding marbles.
Other
Lancaster University: Particle Physics Package
A collection of experiments, projects, and articles that will help students understand particle collision and mass, kinetic energy, magnetic field, the Large Hadron Collider, and detection of the Higgs particle.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Isolated Systems
Students learn that total system momentum is conserved for collisions occurring in isolated systems. They will find out what makes a system of objects an isolated system, and whether momentum conserved if the system is not isolated.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Explosions
As with collisions, this interactive physics tutorial shows students how momentum is conserved in explosions.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Real World Applications
In this interactive physics tutorial, students examine some real-world applications of the impulse-momentum change theorem, more specifically, some physics in action in the real world.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Impulse and Momentum
Students explore impulse and momentum. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, impulse, Newton's laws, and momentum. The resource consists of lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and exam...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Inelastic
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Elastic
This animation portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 3000-kg truck and a 1000-kg car. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Car/truck Head on Collision Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions:car/truck Head on Collision Inelastic
The animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before- and after-collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part A
An animation that portrays the collision between a 3.0-kg loaded cart and a 2-kg dropped brick. It will be assumed that there are no net external forces acting upon the two objects involved in the collision. The only net force acting...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part B
The animation portrays the collision between a 1.0-kg cart and a 2-kg dropped brick. It will be assumed that there are no net external forces acting upon the two objects involved in the collision. The only net force acting upon the two...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collision: Moving Little Fish Caught by Big Fish
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive fish and a less massive fish. What is the after-collision velocity of the two fish?
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Collisions and Momentum: Bouncing Balls
As a continuation of the theme of potential and kinetic energy, this lesson introduces the concepts of momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions. Many sports and games, such as baseball and ping-pong, illustrate the ideas of momentum...