Overview
In this lesson students will use a NetLogo model to analyze the effects of car mass, car speed, %elasticity, and time of collision on the impulse and acceleration experienced by the cars in a 1-Dimensional collision.
Students will also alter those variables to determine the maximum impulse and g's of acceleration that can be experienced in a collision given the limits on the variable values provided here.
Finally students will determine the effect of time of collision on the g's of acceleration experienced by an individual car.
The NGSS standard: HS-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
The NGSS standard: HS-PS2-2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
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.
Underlying Pages
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0. Student Directions -
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1. Getting familiar with the model -
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2. Investigation -
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Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
- Physical Science
- NGSS Crosscutting Concept
- NGSS Practice
Computational Thinking in STEM
- Modeling and Simulation Practices
