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...

In this activity, students' will create a Height-Time plot for a bouncing ball. They will examine how the ball's height changes mathematically from one bounce to the next.

In this activity, students will measure the bounce heights of golf balls dropped from a height. They examine the geometric sequence in the successive bounce heights and determine the constant or common ratio and the rate of decay of the...

In this experiment, students collect the height versus time data of a bouncing ball using the CBR 2. This activity investigates the values of height, time, and the coefficient A in the quadratic equation, which describes the behavior of...

In this activity, students' will record the motion of a bouncing ball using a motion detector. They will then model a bounce using both the general and vertex forms of the parabola.

Many aspects relating to the motion of a bouncing ball can be modelled mathematically. The first stage in modelling the motion is to collect some data. The Calculator Base Laboratory or CBR is a motion detector that can be connected to a...

In this activity, students collect the height versus time data of a bouncing ball using the CBR 2. They find the relationship between the bounce number and the bounce height. They learn to graph scatter plots, calculate the maximum value...

This activity allows students to use real data obtained by them to model quadratic equations. students can use the TI-83 and/or TI-84 and a motion detector to collect their data. The students will then manually fit both quadratic and...

In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to collect motion data for a bouncing ball. They will then analyze the data to test the exponential model of motion.

In this adventure , students will make a Height-Time plot of a bouncing ball using the CBR 2. They graph height as a function of time. They identify and understand the vertex form of a quadratic equation that is generated to describe the...

In this activity, students collect data for a bouncing ball using a motion detector. They analyze the data and attempt to find a model for the height of the ball as a function of time.

In this activity, students will create a Height-Time plot for a bouncing ball and use a quadratic equation to describe the ball's motion.

This is a 7-problem quiz/practice bouncing a ball using the squash and stretch with Bezier curves.

This project is a fun way to try your hand at programming. You'll learn how to create some simple animations, and you'll perform tests and make measurements to help you create more realistic-looking animations. All you need to get...

This project is a fun way to try your hand at programming and expand your knowledge of web design. You will learn how to create some simple animations, and perform tests and make measurements to help you create more realistic-looking...

Construct a device to measure the height of a bounced ball, then compare the bouncing heights of various types of balls. Record the results on a chart.

A question and answer format is used to relate elastic potential energy to the bounce of a rubber ball. Explanation of this simple phenomenon is thorough, complete, and free of trite statements.

Students determine the coefficient of restitution (or the elasticity) for super balls. Working in pairs, they drop balls from a meter height and determine how high they bounce. They measure, record and repeat the process to gather data...

This lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. Students will change the starting height of the ball and see how this affects the amount of energy lost and the percent of the...

Each level presents a new challenge in this outer space Brakeout game! Bounce the ball off your pad to destroy the blocks. Gather powerful boosts and destroy your enemies. Can you clear the field without losing the ball or being hit by...

In this practice exercise students use the program below to create an animation of a bouncing ball. See if you can get the ball to squash as it hits the ground and stretch as it bounces back.

Try to make an animation of a bouncing ball by positioning the ball in each frame.

Make and save your own animation! Use the program below to build your animation. Now you can move the ball anywhere as well as rotate it. Use the x and y avars to position the ball. Use the s avar to control the stretch and squash, and...

Begin your career as an animator now! This lesson is a series of hand-drawn challenges which will introduce some basic animation principles and get you thinking about the physics of motion.