How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision? is part of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, a brand new curriculum series by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. It is aligned to a group of grade 4 standards. It has a focus on physical science with a secondary focus on life science and engineering. In this module, students:

• Calculate speeds by measuring distance and time
• Obtain information from a reading on how internal structures make some animals move fast
• Learn about how motion energy can move and change
• Obtain information from a reading about the effects of collisions in sports
• Design an object that can reduce motion energy in sports collisions
• Ask questions about how motion energy can change in a car crash

Below are digital resources that support teaching of this module.