Materials List: Bouncing Balls:
Collisions, Momentum & Math
(for High School)

Each group needs:

  • 3 different balls (suggestions: ping-pong ball, tennis ball, racquetball, golf ball, baseball, super ball, clay, billiards ball)
  • 3 different bouncing surfaces (suggestions: tile floor, linoleum floor, carpeted floor, wooden block, cinder block)
  • kilogram or gram scale
  • meter stick
  • 3 copies of the Bouncing Balls Worksheet (one per student)
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