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Physics 2

HS PS2-2  Momentum

Phenomenon

Look at Car Crash Test video IIHS

See inertia at 2 mins into video

See momentum at 5 mins into video

See impulse at 6 mins

G forces at 7.5 mins

Conservation of momentum at 11 mins

Which parts, in particular, help your understanding of momentum and inertia?

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Prior Knowledge/Preview

Inquiry science
       Printable activity
       On-line activity

LAB experiments
       Lab #1 introduction to momentum WIS
       Lab #2 conservation of momentum
       Lab #3 impulse and momentum WIS
       Lab #4 PhET simulation collisions
       Lab #5 Dolphin momentum and robotics Bitescis
       Lab #6 Forces and motion PhET

Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
   INERTIA in Space scroll to 2.00 minutes +
Inertia and splashdown NASA
 
EXTENSION material for the curious
Momentum wheel attitude control of ATS-6 Satellite Smithsonian NASM

Momentum and Collisions

Conservation of Momentum

HS-PS2-2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
Performance Expectation
  Grade:  High School (9-12)

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