SC15.PHYS.6

Science (2015) Grade(s): 09-12 - Physics

SC15.PHYS.6
Investigate collisions, both elastic and inelastic, to evaluate the effects on momentum and energy conservation.

Unpacked Content

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and System Models

Knowledge

Students know:

Kinetic energy, how to identify other forms of energy, and have a general understanding of the conservation of energy.
Momentum and have an understanding of the conservation of momentum.
The appropriate units of measure.
How to identify the system.

Skills

Students are able to:

Collect and organize experimental data.
Follow written and verbal instructions.
Make measurements of velocity and mass using standard units.
Effectively manipulate laboratory equipment.
Interpret graphical data.
Work safely in collaborative lab groups.
Manipulate equations.
Solve mathematical equations.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Momentum and energy are always conserved.
Kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions, but is not conserved in inelastic collisions.

Vocabulary

Aligned Learning Resources

Collisions: Crash Course Physics #10

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