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Hps Phet Collision Lab 2020 Name:: Make Sure The 1-D Box Is Checked

This document provides instructions for an activity using a physics simulation to investigate the law of conservation of momentum in one-dimensional elastic and inelastic collisions. Students are asked to hypothesize and collect data on the initial and final momentums of colliding balls of different masses, and summarize that the total momentum is conserved in elastic collisions but not inelastic collisions.

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Hps Phet Collision Lab 2020 Name:: Make Sure The 1-D Box Is Checked

This document provides instructions for an activity using a physics simulation to investigate the law of conservation of momentum in one-dimensional elastic and inelastic collisions. Students are asked to hypothesize and collect data on the initial and final momentums of colliding balls of different masses, and summarize that the total momentum is conserved in elastic collisions but not inelastic collisions.

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HPS PhET Collision Lab 2020 Name:

Objective 4: Apply the Law of Conservation of Momentum in a real-life scenario.

Directions: Go to the website http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/collision-lab

Make sure the 1-d box is checked.

Part 1
Scenario #1:
Elastic collision between balls of equal mass

 Make a hypothesis about initial and final momentums before playing with the sim.
 Make a data table for the following: mass, velocity and momentum of each ball before
and after.
 What is the relationship between the initial and final total momentums?
 Describe the motion of the balls before and after the collision?

Scenario #2:
Elastic collision between balls of unequal mass.

 Make a hypothesis about initial and final momentums before playing with the sim.
 Make a data table for the following: mass, velocity and momentum of each ball before
and after.
 What is the relationship between the initial and final total momentums?
 Describe the motion of the balls before and after the collision?

Part 2
Create 3 more distinct scenarios in 1-d including one totally inelastic collision. Make a
hypothesis whether or not each will follow conservation of momentum. Collect some data and
prove or disprove your hypothesis.

Summary: Describe the main ideas learned in this activity regarding initial and final total
momentum in 1-d collisions.

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