Mar 22, 2019 | Lessons, Speed, Variable, Velocity
Momentum Bashing 2 AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Use ruler ramps to explore how speed affects a marble's "bashing power." Key Questions How does changing an object's velocity change its momentum or "bashing power?" What determines if one car has more momentum than...
Mar 22, 2019 | Impulse, Lessons, Momentum
Egg Crash! Engineering a Crash Cushion AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Build a paper landing-pad for a dropped egg to explore how airbags reduce crash forces. Key Questions How do people survive major vehicle collisions? How do the laws and principles of physics...
Mar 22, 2019 | Energy, Lessons, Momentum
Conservation: It’s the Law! AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Use marbles and foam pipe insulation "track" to explore where energy "goes" during a collision. Key Questions How does the momentum of objects change before and after a collision? Where does the energy...
Mar 22, 2019 | Energy, Lessons
Ball of Energy AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Throw a tennis ball into the air and collect data to determine impact speed. Key Questions What happens to all of the energy in a falling ball when it hits the ground? How is the maximum kinetic energy of a moving object...
Mar 25, 2019 | Acceleration, Circular Motion, Explore, Force, Inertia, Lessons
Twirling Penny AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Twirl a penny on a hanger to explore circular motion and how seat belts and banked roadways protect occupants during turns. Key Questions What forces keep a penny on a twirling hanger? How does Netwon’s Second Law of...
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