Module 5: Impulse and Momentum
Thanks to your after-school job and your excellent practice of saving money, you have put away enough for a down payment on a car. Before your family will co-sign your auto loan, however, they insist on agreeing on the type of car you will buy. Your family insists that you must buy a small economy car so that you will save gas, but you want to drive the latest, large SUV so that you feel safer and you can drive several of your friends home from school.
Using principles of impulse and momentum, prepare five to seven notecards addressing the issue. You will use these notecards as talking points with your parents to convince them that the SUV is the best choice for you. Your notecards must include information about the following items:
- Research on actual weight (curb weight) of several example vehicles, converted to metric units
- Calculations of momentum, impulse and acceleration in a variety of accidents
- A strong argument for your choice, supported by your data
Each note card should include the following parts:
- A short heading showing the overall topic of the note card
- One to two bullets pertaining to the topic of the note card
- Any citations or footnotes about the bullets
The details provided on your notecards should be well-organized and clearly-written. You can design your own note cards, or you can use the Car Debate Note Card Template to produce copies of your cards. Before you begin, access the Car Debate Note Card Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
When you have completed your your note cards, please submit your assignment to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.