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Name: Anqi Yu
Abstract
Using momentum and kinetic energy in conjunction with each other can be utilized to analyze the system before a collision and the system after a collision. Perfectly elastic, inelastic, and perfectly inelastic collisions will be examined in detail. This unit should follow one dimensional motion and two dimensional motion. Introducing kinetic energy first can aid in teaching other types of energy, such as gravitational potential energy and spring potential energy.
perfectly inelastic collision is physically represented by a collision where the two objects stick after colliding with one another.
Student Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data Students will interpret collision data to produce comparisons of initial and final momentum and initial and final kinetic energy. Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Students will use mathematics to help understand the direct relationship of momentum to mass and velocity. Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information Using data, students will produce explanations for how momentum is transferred and how the resulting change in momentum (or impulse) is felt in the physical world.
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Synthesized objectives
1. Analyze the momentum and kinetic energy of a system before and after a collision or explosion and be able to describe the phenomenon as perfectly elastic, inelastic, or perfectly inelastic. 2. Explain, using momentum and impulse, how impact time can affect force. 3. Explain how momentum is conserved in a closed system and how to change the momentum of a closed system. In the same closed system, explain how kinetic energy can be or cannot be conserved.
2. Explain, using momentum and impulse, how impact time can affect force. Open ended question: Use impulse and momentum to explain why airbags save lives in head-on automobile crashes. 3. Explain how momentum is conserved in a closed system and how to change the momentum of a closed system. In the same closed system, explain how kinetic energy can be or cannot be conserved. Open ended question: Sometimes when extinguishing a fire burning on a ship, a fireboat will have some of its nozzles pointed away from the fire. Use conservation of momentum to explain this.
Activities
1. Analyze the momentum and kinetic energy of a system before and after a collision or explosion and be able to describe the phenomenon as perfectly elastic, inelastic, or perfectly inelastic. Students will be using a PhET simulation to help visualize momentum. The will be using this simulation as an application of momentum. Students will fill out the worksheet and then See Momentum Lab: Computer Simulation. Adapted from Mr. Balke. 2. Explain, using momentum and impulse, how impact time can affect force. See Egg Crash Activity below. Taken from http://teachingphysics.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/momentum-2-0-the-egg-crash/ 3. Explain how momentum is conserved in a closed system and how to change the momentum of a closed system. In the same closed system, explain how kinetic energy can be or cannot be conserved. Demo Day: Rolling chairs and medicine balls, guns and cannon recoil, 18-wheeler and sports car collision.