Impulse and Change in Velocity

Students collide a cart into a spring bumper attached to a force sensor, while simultaneously measuring the velocity of the cart before, during, and after the collision using a motion sensor. They use their force and motion sensors to graph impulse versus change in velocity and find that the slope of that graph is equal to the mass of the cart. Students also discover the impulse momentum equation, and use the equation to answer a series of questions.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: Physics

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Impulse and Change in Velocity

Collide a cart into a spring bumper attached to a force sensor, while simultaneously measuring the velocity of the cart before, during, and after the collision...

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