Young scholars construct a device that can launch spinning balls. One example would be a mailing tube with one side partially cut away, lined with sandpaper. Styrofoam balls should be used for the greatest effet. They are explained how a...

Students are introduced to rotational inertia with some example of objects that rotates: Throw a Frisbee acroos the field and it rotates as it moves. The same is true for a baseball and a football. The two motions, translational and...

In this unit, students explore a variety of phenomena to figure out, "Why do things sometimes get damaged when they hit each other?" Student questions about the factors that result in a shattered cell phone screen lead them to...

This is a list of 64 problems/exercises to solve covering the content in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

This page features 22 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define impulse; describe effects of impulses in everyday life; determine the average effective force using graphical representation; and calculate average force and impulse given mass,...

Learn how forces of push and pull can change speed or direction.

From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter covers linear momentum, how momentum and force are related, how momentum fits into Newton's second law of motion, and how to calculate...

Use science inquiry to predict and investigate forces and motion to help rescue Ruff's plushie from the penguins' ice rink in this sports science game.

A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.

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...

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...

This is part 2 of a two-part activity on understanding how speed changes when two objects collide. Students will conduct an experiment, collect data, and draw conclusions about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide....

From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter explains that impulse is the same as a change in momentum, and what role it has in daily life. It then describes how to calculate the...

This lesson introduces the concept of average force.

Help your students explore how the motion of objects changes during a collision. This website includes work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that focus on collision design solution.

This page features a summary of each section of Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about and explore the relationship between force, time, impulse, and momentum in collisions.

This lesson explains why conservation of momentum can be applied to inelastic collisions.

Student groups are provided with a generic car base on which to design a device/enclosure to protect an egg as it rolls down a ramp at increasing slopes. During this activity, student teams design, build and test their prototype...

This lesson explains why momentum is conserved for objects which strike one another at angles.

On the topic of energy related to motion, this summary lesson is intended to tie together the concepts of work, power, collisions, momentum and drag. A hands-on activity demonstrates this idea and reinforces students' math skills in...

Young scholars examine collisions between two skateboards with different masses to learn about conservation of momentum in collisions.

Through ten lessons and numerous activities, students explore the natural universal rules engineers and physicists use to understand how things move and stay still. Together, these rules are called "mechanics." The study of mechanics is...