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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations that can help students visualize and understand concepts in chemistry like the collision theory, chemical reaction equilibrium, and polymerization.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Rates of Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will practice expressing the rates of chemical reactions, and they will also describe the collision theory as it relates to chemical reactions.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Process of Chemical Reactions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry chapter covers everything about chemical reactions. Read about the collision theory, rates of chemical reactions, reversible reactions, and chemical equilibrium. Many pictures and graphs will help to explain the concepts.
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Open Ed

Open Ed Sci: 8.1 Contact Forces

For Teachers 7th - 9th
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...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: More Complex Collisions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why momentum is conserved for objects which strike one another at angles.
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Website
Other

Scientists Say Star Collision Caused Dinosaur Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
"Israeli scientists have a new theory on why the dinosaurs became extinct: cosmic radiation that bombarded the Earth following the collision of two neutron stars." This article discusses the details of the theory.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Momentum

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents momentum with animations and film clips.
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Happens When Continents Collide?

For Students 9th - 10th
Tens of millions of years ago, plate tectonics set North and South America on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spell life or death for thousands of species. Juan D. Carrillo explains the massive...
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NASA

Nasa: Hubble Observations Shed Light on Jupiter Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists continue to learn from their observations long after the largest collision in history was recorded. Was Comet SL-9 actually an asteroid? What were the dark impact clouds made of? What were the effects on Jupiter's magnetic field?
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Website
Other

Particle Physics at Discovery's Horizon: The Lhc Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
At four points in the Large Hadron Collider, experiments will take place, which will investigate proton collisions. Find easy-to-understand explanations of the four main experiments, known as ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine how different balls react when colliding with different surfaces, giving plenty of opportunity for them to see the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions, learn how to calculate momentum, and understand the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Puttin' It All Together

For Teachers 6th - 9th
On the topic of energy related to motion, this summary instructional activity is intended to tie together the concepts of work, power, collisions, momentum and drag. A hands-on activity demonstrates this idea and reinforces students'...
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Read Works

Read Works: Crash Test

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a scientist who studies collisions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

Hands on Cern: Explore the Smallest Components of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
An online course in particle physics with colorful images, charts and animations. Begin by learning about the Standard Model and the types of particles, particle families, and forces, then carry this knowledge over to your study and...
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Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:collision at Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when a snowball hits a huge ball of gas? When Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 hit Jupiter, it was swallowed up in the atmosphere, leaving huge temporary impact scars. Here is an image that shows the large dark marks and how they...
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Handout
Other

The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Buckyball Collision With Neon

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the reaction when a buckyball collides with a neon crystal.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Cushion It! [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the best way to cushion wrap a sugar cube to protect it from a collision in this lesson plan. During their investigation, students learn about collisions and variables that affect collisions.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Colliding Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
Try to predict what will happen in three different bumper car collisions. For each collision, you'll be shown two possible outcomes.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Equations and Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial, students will take a more qualitative approach to some collision problems. The questions provide a real test of conceptual understanding of momentum conservation in collisions.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Momentum Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on momentum defines some key terms and discusses the Law of Conservation of Momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions, and how impulse relates to momentum. Includes equations and two example problems with solutions. It...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Impulse and Momentum

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Center of Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore center of mass. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, and power. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and...

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