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CrashCourse Kit

Create a car crash in a controlled environment to learn about inertia, momentum, and energy!
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Become a forensic analyst while observing the effects of a car crash between two whales. Students crash carts together using a pull string under different environments to observe how changing weight impacts the outcome of a collision. Learn about Newton's Laws of Motion, inertia, momentum, energy transfer, and more by setting up simple experiments. Included lesson direction outlines experiments for all grade levels, and details setup instructions, learning objectives, and teaching suggestions to expand lessons. Additionally, older students can use the Law of Conversation of Momentum to solve for the final velocities of the carts. Each cart is 13"L x 9"W x 5"H; 5-1/2 lb. Each barrier is 25-1/2"L x 13"W x 6-1/2"H; 3 lb. Accommodates 6 students. Recommended for Elementary and Up.

Kit includes:

  • CrashCourse Barriers, Set of 2
  • CrashCourse Carts, Set of 2
  • Weighted Whale, Set of 2
  • Non-Weighted Whale, Set of 2
  • Lesson Direction, 1 Ea

For an overview of the lesson direction, click here.

Next Generation Science Standards*:

  • 3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

  • 3-PS2-2: Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

  • 4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

  • 4-PS3-3: Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

  • MS-PS2-1: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

  • MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

  • MS-PS3-1: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

  • MS-PS3-5: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

  • HS-PS2-1: Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s Second Law of Motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

  • HS-PS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.

  • HS-PS3-2: Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles and energy associated with the relative positions of particles.

*The Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.