Driving question : What happens to the speeds when two Motion+ carts collide?
In this activity, pupils investigate the behaviour of carts at different speeds and with different masses. The task is fairly open-ended; pupils must discover the concept of momentum for themselves and check whether momentum is conserved during a collision of Motion+ carts
Topic: Momentum and impulse, Motion in one direction,
Concepts: Impulse, Velocity,
Grade level: Middle School (11-14 years),
Activity type: Data logging, Process & Analysis,
Sensors: Motion+ system,
Interface requirements: Not applicable,
The Student Worksheet gives investigation instructions for students.
The Teacher Notes includes teacher commentaries such as didactical approach, exemplary questions, assignments and data analysis.
The Science Background describes the scientific principles that underlie the activity.
Coach Activity/Result file can be opened in the Coach 7 Program. This requires Coach 7 to be installed on your computer.
Download activity Colliding carts (.cma7) Download result Colliding carts (.cmr7)
