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Vocabulary: air track, approach velocity, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, elasticity, kinetic energy, momentum, separation velocity, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Imagine going to a bowling alley with a bowling ball and a ping pong ball. 1. Why is a bowling ball better for knocking down pins than a ping pong ball? 2. Which do you think would knock down more pins, a bowling ball moving 10 meters per second or a bowling ball moving...

Student Exploration: Crumple Zones Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: acceleration, airbag, collision avoidance system, crash test dummy, crumple zone, force, kinetic energy, Newton’s laws of motion, safety cell, seat belt, work, work-energy theorem Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Two burglars run down an alley at night, trying to escape the cops. Jack is carr...

Student Exploration: Sled Wars Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum, potential energy, speed Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more likely to break through if he runs at the door very slowly or if he runs at the door very fast? Explain your answer. 2....

Name: Student Exploration: Uniform Circular Motion Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: acceleration, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force, Newton’s first law, Newton’s second law, uniform circular motion, vector, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A boy is whirling a yo-yo above his head in a counter-clockwise direction. At the exact ...

Name: Student Exploration: Sled Wars Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum, potential energy, speed Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more likely to break through if he runs at the door very slowly or if he runs at the door very fast? Ex...

Name: Student Exploration: Air Track Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: air track, approach velocity, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, elasticity, kinetic energy, momentum, separation velocity, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Imagine going to a bowling alley with a bowling ball and a ping pong ball. 1. Why is a bowling ball better for ...

I PASSED ECO 001 IN THE TOP 1% OF MY CLASS WITH THESE NOTES! This 56 page document includes detailed notes from the Pearson Economics 7th edition textbook. For each chapter of the textbook I have created a comprehensive list of vocabulary definitions, screenshots and descriptions of every important graph/chart, as well as a few notes on overarching concepts. LISTEN UP! If you can memorize and understand all vocab words and graphs in these notes, you will absolutely pass even the hardest exams in...