Momentum and Collisions
Syllabus, Handouts and PowerPoints for this unit: Calendar | Handouts | Lectures
Labs for this unit: Cannon Lab .:. COM Lab .:. Pandemic COM Lab .:. Ballistic Pendulum .:. Three Stage Human Rocket
Assessments: 6.0 Momentum and Impulse .:. 6.1 Rocket Science .:. 6.2 Conservation of Momentum
6A. Understand what momentum is, and do calculations using p = mv.
Calculating Momentum:
6B. Define impulse, and do calculations with impulse = Ft.
Calculating Impulse:
6C. Relate momentum and impulse, and do calculations with Ft = mv.
Noteguide6C-ImpulseAndMomentum.docx
Combining Impulse and Momentum:
Whiteboards:
Impulse and Momentum Example 1
Impulse and Momentum Example 2
Impulse and Momentum Example 3
Murray Goes on a Rant about Newton's Second Law:
6D. Understand how rockets work, and solve rocket propulsion problems.
Noteguide6D-RocketScience.docx
Rocket Science Part 1
Vertical Acceleration (Part 2)
Vertical Acceleration (Part 3)
Types of Rockets (Part 3)
The Saturn V
Ion Drives
Our Old Barn
Super Geeky optional stuff:
Wiki site for the Saturn V:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V
Cool Vid about Saturn V Launch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCsDVfPQqk
Cool close angle shot of a Saturn V launch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKtVpvzUF1Y
42 minute documentary of the Saturn V:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYU-H6IOSEA
Economist article about the shuttle program:
http://www.economist.com/node/18895018
A somewhat less critical view of the Space Shuttle:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/
The DAWN NASA Page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/
Ion Propulsion at NASA:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/
technology/Ion_Propulsion1.html
Dog eating with knife and Fork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y68jVwbgQUI
*Watch Rocket Demos:
6E. Solve problems using conservation of momentum.
Noteguide6E-ConservationOfMomentum.docx
Solving Conservation of Momentum Problems:
You should look at the first 4 examples as well:
Conservation of Momentum Example 1
Conservation of Momentum Example 2
Conservation of Momentum Example 3
Conservation of Momentum Example 4
Whiteboards:
Conservation of Momentum whiteboard 5
Conservation of Momentum whiteboard 6
6F. Solve problems with energy and momentum
