Minds On - Momentum, Collisions and Explosions
The Momentum, Collisions and Explosions Minds-On module consists of various missions (assignments) that address such topics as momentum, impulse, impulse-momentum change theorem, action-reaction forces in a collision, momentum transfer in a collision, and momentum conservation in a collision. The missions and the corresponding objectives are listed below. Tap a mission's name to begin.
Activities
Mission MC1 pertains to the concept of momentum - its definition, its units, its dependency upon mass and velocity, and its vector nature and direction. The mission consists of 38 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC10 focuses on the use of a skill known as proportional reasoning to predict the post-collision speed of an object involved in a hit-stick-style collision. The mission consists of 28 questions organized into 7 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcome for this mission is ...
Mission MC2 pertains to the concept of an impulse and the relationship between the impulse and the momentum change. The mission consists of 38 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC3 focuses on the interdependence of the variables in the impulse-momentum change equation. You will have to predict the effect that variations in one variable have upon the other variables. The mission consists of 32 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC4 focuses on a comparison of the relative magnitude of the force, the impulse and the momentum change experienced by two interacting objects. The mission consists of 32 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC5 focuses on the application of the momentum conservation principle to analyze a colliision and determine the pre- or post-collision momentum of an object or to determine if system momentum is conserved in a given collision. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC6 focuses on the use of the law of momentum conservation to analyze explosions to predict the post-exploson velocity of an object. The mission consists of 32 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission MC7 focuses on the analysis of numerical data to complete a before-after table for a collision, showing the amount of momentum possessed by individual objects and by the system. The mission consists of 28 questions organized into 7 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcome for this mission is ...
Mission MC8 focuses on the use of momentum principles to analyze collisions in which objects collide and stick together. You will have to complete a before-after collision table, indicating the amount of momentum possessed by individual objects and by the system of objects. The mission consists of 24 questions organized into 6 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcome for this mission is ...
Mission MC9 focuses on the use of momentum principles to analyze collisions in which objects collide and bounce off each other. You will have to complete a before-after collision table, indicating the amount of momentum possessed by individual objects and by the system of objects. The mission consists of 24 questions organized into 6 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcome for this mission is ...