Lesson: Momentum Physics • First Year of Secondary School

In this lesson, we will learn how to use the formula for momentum, p = mv, to calculate the momentum of objects and calculate changes in an object’s momentum.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

use the formula in all combinations,
demonstrate that differences in velocity imply differences in momentum,
demonstrate that differences in mass imply differences in momentum,
explain that momenta of multiple objects can be summed to find their total momentum,
identify momentum as a vector quantity,
demonstrate that momenta in opposite directions have opposite signs when summed.