Collisions and Momentum: Bouncing Balls - Lesson

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Collisions and Momentum: Bouncing Balls - Lesson
As a continuation of the theme of potential and kinetic energy, this lesson introduces the concepts of momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions. Many sports and games, such as baseball and ping-pong, illustrate the ideas of momentum and collisions. Students can use the associated activities to explore these concepts by bouncing assorted balls on different surfaces and calculating the momentum for each ball.