Astro Academy: Principia - collisions

This collection of videos show ESA Astronaut, Tim Peake, on the International Space Station, demonstrating the physics of collisions.  In this free-fall environment, Tim can demonstrate how objects collide without the observed effects of gravitational acceleration with similar experiments performed in the classroom.  The resources also contain videos where the motion has been tracked using free online software, called Tracker.  The Tracker files are also provided as part of the resources.

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Collisions: small mass into large mass

Collision: small mass into large mass

Collisions: small mass - large mass side (x-t vx-t)

Collisions: small mass - large mass (x-t y-t)

This resource includes videos that can be used to demonstrate the motion of an object on the International Space Station, either with or without the use...

Collisions: extra - chasing the ball!

Collisions: extra - chasing the ball!

This video shows astronaut Tim Peake performing an experiment on conservation of momentum, on the International Space Station. Teachers’ notes can be found here. 

Collisions: rebound

Collisions: rebound (v-t)

Collisions: rebound (x-t v-t y-t)

This resource includes videos that can be used to demonstrate the motion of an object on the International Space Station, either with or without the use of Tracker software.  The Tracker files are provided in a zip for students or the...

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