Name:_______________________ Partner Name(s)___________________________

● If something is conserved, what does that mean to you?

My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● What things have you encountered so far that have been conserved (this can also
include other variations of the word “conserve”)?
My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● True or False: momentum is always conserved. Explain your choice:

My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● Regardless of your answer above, if momentum were conserved, what would that mean
in words to you?
My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● In what cases (if any) do you think momentum could be conserved?

My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● In what cases (if any) do you think momentum would not be conserved?
My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed

● If momentum were conserved, what do you think that would that look like in equation
form? (please express your answer in variable form)
My Answer: What my partner(s) and I discussed
 Design Challenge

Design a lab experiment to test whether or not momentum is conserved. Please include the
following:
● Purpose
● Hypothesis
● Materials you’d like to use
● Detailed procedure
● Data tables you would use
● How you THINK you would know if your experiment gave you data that supports your
hypothesis