Considerable Collisions

In this investigation, students figure out how energy transfers between two objects when they collide. The Considerable Collisions kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation. Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.  ​ Materials: Track Towers Carts Bent Track Connectors Straight Track Connectors Race Tracks Washers Stopwatches Number Stickers Cloth Meter Sticks Alignment with Academic Standards for Science  Source  Code  Performance Expectation  NGSS  4-PS3-3  Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.    Core Idea(s)  EPS7: Energy Transfer and Transformations  EPS3: Forces and Motion   Practices  SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems  SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations   SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data  SEP6: Constructing explanations and des