Lesson Plan

Physics of Collisions Materials Checklist (Please Review)

Physics of Collisions Lesson Plan

Physics of Collisions Presentation

STL File for Ramp (you will need a 1″ diameter PVC pipe cut in half)

Student Sheets

Elementary School

Activity Activity 1: Marble Energy (ES)

Activity 2: Marble Collisions (ES)

Activity 3: Marbles and Mass (ES)

Activity 4: Marble Challenge (ES)

Middle/High School

Activity 1: Marble Energy (MS/HS)

Activity 2: Marble Collisions (MS/HS)

Activity 3: Marbles and Momentum (MS/HS)

Activity 4: Marble Challenge (MS/HS)

Next Generation Science Standards (www.nextgenscience.org)

3-PS2-2 Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

4-PS3-1 Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

4-PS3-3 Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

MS-PS3-5 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

HS-PS2-2 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.

HS-PS2-3 Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.