Curated OER
Incline Planes
In this inclined planes worksheet, students review the equations for mechanical advantage using forces or distance. Students complete 6 matching, 11 fill in the blank, and 6 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Activity Two Teacher Page: Explosions
Students identify variables that affect the system, and specify which variables are independent and which are dependent.
Curated OER
CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
Students study the Conservation of Momentum. In this momentum activity students use the Conservation of Momentum to determine the velocity of a tennis ball as it comes out of a cannon.
Curated OER
Determining Momentum and Energy Loss of Balls Colliding Against Different Surfaces
Learners experiment with the bounce of balls on various surfaces. In this physics lesson, students use various surfaces to bounce balls to study the momentum. This hands-on activity with the concepts of elasticity of surfaces which is...
Curated OER
A Mysterious Roll-Back Can
Pupils explore Newton and his Second Law by observing a demonstration involving a can that rolls away, then rolls back to where it started. They construct their own Come Back Can and describe how the cans work.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn and apply the concept of conservation of momentum using action and reaction forces with classmates on skateboards.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Linear Momentum and Collisions
This physics tutorial aims to model and predict not the motion of just one object, but rather what happens when two or more objects collide. The concept of momentum will be the main focus of this module.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses collisions in two dimensions, what point masses are, how to calculate the conservation of momentum, what happens when two...
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.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Conservation of Momentum
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses the principle of conservation of momentum and the expression for it, along with examples. It then explains the role this...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum Conservation Principle
A tutorial that explains the law of conservation of momentum using examples, an animation, a video, and interactives. Includes questions for self-checking one's understanding.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Problems & Exercises
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Conceptual Questions
This page features 22 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Conservation of Momentum
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the law of conservation of linear momentum, derive an expression for the conservation of momentum, explain conservation of momentum with examples, and explain the law of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the analogy between angular momentum and linear momentum, observe the relationship between torque and angular momentum, and apply the law of conservation of angular momentum.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Physics, Mechanics
A collection of simulations representing concepts discussed in a mechanics unit of physics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Momentum
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elastic Collisions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students are asked to demonstrate and apply the law of conservation of momentum.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will apply the concept of conservation of momentum using action and reaction forces.
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.
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Conservation of Momentum Using Rollerblades and a Medicine Ball
In this guided inquiry demonstration, a person on rollerblades and a medicine ball are used to teach the concept of conservation of momentum. Various sorts of collisions are used to show how momentum is conserved within a system.