Unit Topic: Momentum/Energy *** indicates
must do's NAME: _______________________________________
UNIT TOPIC: Momentum
Approximate # of days unit will last: 10-15 (2-3
weeks)
Objectives (what are we learning in this unit?):
How to calculate momentum, kinetic, and potential energy.
How to apply all three to real world situations.
TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE: 150
A: 150-139à C-layers/ 1 B-layer/ 1 A-layer
B: 138-128à C-layers/1 B-layer
C: 127-114à C-layers
D: 113-104
KEY DAILY TOPICS FOR UNIT
"C" layer assignments (Maximum 126 pts)
FIRST-ONE'S
1. National Standards Test (we will do this twice/ once
at the beginning of the unit and once at the end of the
unit) 5 pts for both tests
2. Participate in the "What do I know about momentum, kinetic
energy, and potential energy?" (The points you receive are
based on what you record into your "notes" section of your
notebook about what you already know, as well as what you
record into your notebook from the overhead) 5 pts
ORAL DEFENSE
Lecture
3. Listen to the lectures. Take notes. oral defense
5 pts for each lecture _____ momentum
______ kinetic energy ________ potential energy
Reading
4. Read chapter 6, section 2 of your book (pgs. 158-163).
Do the section review questions 1 and 2 on page 163. Oral
Defense 10 points
5. Read chapter 6, section 3 of your book
(pgs. 165-168). Do the section review questions 1 and 2
on page 168) 10 points Oral Defense
Worksheets
***6. Complete the worksheet packet 20
pts ORAL DEFENSE
***7. "Science reasoning" 2 page thinker
(4 questions): 15 pts (proficiency test preparation)
Quizzes
8. Take the quiz on Momentum/Kinetic energy/potential
energy. (you must show all work and score 100% to receive
full credit) 15 points
Vocabulary
9. Make vocabulary flashcards for the words
on page 158 and 165. Learn them. Oral defense 10
pts O.D.
DEMONSTRATIONS--- WHOLE CLASS
10. Participate in the "Momentum of Bowling
Balls" demonstration. Record your observation(s)/calculations
in your "lab" section and show Mr. Wilson Oral
Defense 10 points
VIDEO LAB
11. Watch the "Football/Momentum" video
(Wilson and his football players). Calculate the momentum
of the "player(s)" involved. 10 pts O.D.
Technology
12. Watch the brainpop video on "Kinetic
Energy." List 5 things learned. Show to Mr. Wilson Oral
Defense 10 pts
13. Design a power point presentation on
momentum, kinetic energy and potential energy. Must have
one cover slide and have a minimum o15. f 15 slides. 5 pts
extra credit if your include 2 slides each also for speed,
displacement, velocity, and acceleration. 20 pts
LABS--- WHOLE-CLASS
14. Ultimate Frisbee Lab. Submit your "typewritten"
lab report to Mr. Wilson. Submit your "typewritten" lab
report to Mr. Wilson. (follow Mr. W's lab format!) 10 pts.
Oral defense
**15. **Potential energy Lab <<THE
MOVIE "RUDY">>. (this lab will take 2-3 days
whole classes and will be done in the science classroom)
20 pts Oral Defense 1. Explain how the
scene when Rudy is getting hit by the Notre Dame football
players demonstrates the "Law of Conservation of Momentum"
2. Calculate your gravitational potential energy
while sitting in the chair watching the movie
3. Submit your "typewritten" lab report to Mr. Wilson
16. Participate in the "baseball/tennis
ball" momentum lab. Calculate the "momentum" for each ball
thrown 10 points
LABS-Demonstration (Mr. Wilsonà
that's me: I demo. for you something cool and you learn
while watching it happen!)
17. "Acceleration due to gravity" (Newton's
2nd law of Motion) apparatus/device. 10
pts
LABS-Small Group (up to 3 students per group)
18. . Page 166 Mini-Lab "observing energy
transfer" using a weight and string. Put all data on the
"lab sheet" provided by Mr. Wilson oral defense 10
points
LABS---FLYING-SOLO (no partners)
19. Page 164 "comparing collision" lab.
Put all data on to the "lab sheet" provided by Mr. Wilson
oral defense 10 points
20. Bounce a tennis ball. Describe the
energy transformation (do this in your notes) that occurs
when a tennis ball is tossed into the air and bounces on
the floor before it is caught. 5 points
SKITS/SONGS
21. Design/AND SING a song about momentum/kinetic/potential
energy based on Eminem's song "Lose yourself." You must
rewrite the lyrics to "teach" the definitions/units/whatever
else you want to include of the following words: momentum/potential
energy, kinetic energy; and 2 of the following: speed, velocity,
acceleration, displacement. Song must be rapped or sung
and must include dance "recital. See Mr. Wilson
if you want to work with some students from other classes
30 pts (I do not have the song without the lyrics so you
will need to provide that for yourself)
22.Listen to the song "Gravity" by the
band Pay the Girl. 10 pts 1. Analyze
the song (tell me what it means on notebook paper) and answer
the following questions: 2. How does this song improperly
mention (in science terms) "forces are pulling you in?"
3. How does this song improperly mention (in science terms)
"gravity?" 4. Do you like/ the song? What do you think of
the song?
23. Design/AND PERFORM a skit about the
speed/velocity/displacement/acceleration (skit must include
at least 2 of the 4 terms listed) minimum of 1 min
30 sec. required 10 pts
Drawings/Designs/Writings(things
involving creativity)
24. Design a poster which teaches
on either momentum or
potential / kinetic energy : ORAL DEFENSE
20 pts (see the rubric on Posters to
understand what you need to do to earn an "A")
***you will need to provide your own
poster board. Poster must be at least 3ft by 2ft
in size 25. Design a "race
track" using Balsa Wood. Show your track
to the class and Mr. Wilson. Calculate the "kinetic" and
"potential" energy of a marble over a distance of your track
(Mr. Wilson will specify how much distance you are calculating
for. To do this lab, you will need to purchase BALSA
WOOD from an arts supply store (Mr. Wilson recommends "Michaels")
25 points
26. Select a sport and consider the role
that momentum plays in that sport. Think of 5 actions in
the sport and describe on paper how momentum is transferred
in each action. 5 pts Oral Defense
27. Examine the "billiard balls" photograph.
Measure the velocity of the balls before and after the collision
(assuming the time elapsed between images is 1 second).
Is momentum conserved in these collisions? 5
points
28. Identify energy transformations you
experience in your daily life. In each instance, identify
the form of energy and then describe the change. Minimum
of 10 required. 10 points
29. Find pictures in magazines that illustrate
energy transformations. Using poster board, paste the pictures
on it (with colored paper behind your pictures to make them
super-awesome to look at and your very best effort) and
directly below each picture, provide a written (no spelling
errors, cross-outs, or white out) or typewritten description
identifying the energy transformation in the picture. Your
poster must have at least 5 pictures. 10 points
30. Draw a picture, which demonstrates
momentum in action (must be done in color and DOES
NOT have to be on poster board) 10 points
Research
31. Watch a sporting event. Provide a summary
of the game as well as how momentum was demonstrated.
5 pts Oral Defense
32. Select a sport and consider the role
that momentum plays in that sport. Think of 5 actions in
the sport and describe on paper how momentum is transferred
in each action. 5 pts Oral Defense
33. Consider what happens when two train
boxcars of equal mass are on the same track in a train yard.
To begin, the cars are located some distance apart on the
track. The first car is pushed forward towards the second
car, which is sitting at rest. If the first car
is moving at 2 m/s when it bumps the stationary car,
A. What happens to the second car after the first
car comes into contact with it? B. What happens to the first
car after it comes into contact with the second car? C.
How does this relate the LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM?
D. What happens if the first car is empty and the second
car is twice as heavy? 10 points
34. Visit or call a bowling alley. Find
out the "weight" of a bowling pin. Convert the "weight"
of the pin to "mass" (use page 698 of your book to help
you with this). Upon doing this, convert the "weight" of
a 10 pound bowling ball to "mass." If you throw this 10
pound bowling ball at a rate of 10 meters per second towards
the bowling pin calculate the total momentum of the "system"
(bowling ball and bowling pin) before collision and after
collision 15 points
"B" layer assignments (Choose one
only)
35. Videotape a "demonstration" of momentum
(this can be you and your friends or you videotaping something
"happening"). After the demonstration, explain (do this
on camera) how the Law of Conservation of Momentum is
demonstrated. Creativity + Job-well done= possible extra
credit??? 11 points
36. Design an experiment that demonstrates
how to calculate the Potential energy of a ball dropped
from a certain height 11 points
37. Design an obstacle course. Using only
a meter stick, guide the bowling ball and tennis ball through
the obstacle course. Calculate the speed, velocity, acceleration,
and momentum of both the tennis ball and bowling ball. Submit
your data to Mr. Wilson. Below your data, answer the following
question: why is guiding the bowling ball through the
obstacle course so much more difficult than with a tennis
ball? Use the terms "inertia" and "momentum"
in answering this question 11 pts
A Layer Assignment (choose
1 only) 11 pts
(For a chance at full credit on "A" layer assignmentsà
You MUST submit the following ) 1.
Answer to the question (if a question is asked)
2. video presentation (2-5 minutes minimum)
3. 3 articles you research (actual articles need
to be submitted/ NOT the websites) 4. A
summary for each article *each summary
needs 2 paragraphs paragraph #1: 8-10 sentences
summarizing the article paragraph #2: 6-10 sentences
stating your opinion of the article (did you like/dislike
it/agree/disagree with it? critically evaluate the topic
in this paragraph)
38. Are roller coasters safe? Conduct research
to defend your opinion. Use Acceleration, momentum, and
speed in your video presentation. Creativity + Job
well done= Possible extra credit??? 11pts
39. . Research and evaluate(come up with your solution)
to the "Traffic" problem on Interstate 75 Essentially,
cars between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. are constantly in traffic
jams (i.e. waiting in 30 minute due to the way Interstate
75 was designed. In your evaluation include the "speed/velocity/momentum/acceleration"
of trucks and why building a separate lane for truckers
only is one solution to the problem that has been brought
to the forefront. Is there another solution to the problem?
Evaluate the problem through research.
Parents Signature (5 pts towards "C" layer)
Dr Kathie Nunley
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