In this interactive activity adapted from Wake Forest University, students will observe the effect of mass on velocity and momentum in elastic and inelastic collisions. Includes background reading, a student handout, and discussion questions.

Concepts

conservation of momentum, momentum

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Additional Tags

inelastic collision, elastic collision, ohio p.f.7, pbs learningmedia, pbs learningmedia: momentum, pbs learningmedia: momentum/ohio p.f.7

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice