Lesson: Elasticity of Collisions Physics

In this lesson, we will learn how to distinguish between the effects of collisions which do and which do not conserve kinetic energy.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

distinguish between collisions in which kinetic energy is conserved (elastic) and those that dissipate energy (inelastic),
deduce what possible velocities, momenta, and kinetic energies that objects may have before and after elastic and inelastic collisions between them occur.