P5d Momentum

Physics, Forces and Motion, Age 14-16, Age 16-18

Year 11 GCSE (Higher) SPACE FOR REFLECTION OCR Gateway Science Suite Lessons 7-8 (P5d) 1) … object collides with another object, the two objects exert an equal and opposite force on each other 2) …momentum = mass x velocity 3) …Force = change in momentum / time 4) … momentum is a property that is always conserved


Cooking with Waves15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School1MomentumMr J Ferguson Year 11 GCSE (Higher) SPACE FOR REFLECTION OCR Gateway Science Suite Lessons 7-8 (P5d)15 March 2010© 2008 James Ferguson© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4963Cooking with Waves15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School2IndexMomentum Momentum Equation Example Momentum Question Conservation of Momentum Collision Question Forces in Collisions© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4963Cooking with Waves15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School3ObjectivesExplain that when an object collides with another object, the two objects exert an equal and opposite force on each other Use the equation: momentum = mass x velocity Use the equation: Force = change in momentum / time Explain that momentum is a property that is always conserved© Teachable and James Ferguson. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4963Cooking with Waves15 March 2010James Ferguson Claydon High School4Wayne’s bulldozer has low velocity but a very big mass!MomentumWhen running to my physics lesson the two boys’ momentum is dependent on both their mass and their velocity. If they run faster they increase momentum. If they put on mass they increase momentum. Momentum is a vector and acts in a direction.