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written by Robert Teese, Priscilla W. Laws, David P. Jackson, Kathleen M. Koenig, Maxine Willis, and Derek Muller
This interactive video tutorial allows students to explore concepts of momentum conservation and energy conservation. This vignette shows that when a suspended block of wood is shot from below with a .22 rifle bullet, the bullet embeds in the block which then rises straight up to a distance of just under a meter. Then, if the block is shot off-center and given a noticeable amount of rotational energy, it still rises to the same height as in the previous example. Careful analysis shows that the block behaves according to the laws of physics.

This vignette was studied and found to have a significant effect on learning. See Research Outcomes for details.
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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Linear Momentum
= Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Rotational Dynamics
= Rotational Energy
- Work and Energy
= Conservation of Energy
Education Practices
- Technology
= Multimedia
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Physics First
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
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- New teachers
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Learner
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video/mp4
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Access Rights:
Free access
License:
This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Rights Holder:
Dickinson College, Rochester Institute of Technology
Merlot:
pending
NSF Numbers:
1122828
1123118
Keywords:
IVV, inelastic collision, kinetic energy, momentum conservation, potential energy, video analysis
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created July 24, 2014 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
June 23, 2015 by Bruce Mason
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AIP Format
R. Teese, P. Laws, D. Jackson, K. Koenig, M. Willis, and D. Muller, (2014), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm).
AJP/PRST-PER
R. Teese, P. Laws, D. Jackson, K. Koenig, M. Willis, and D. Muller, Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block (2014), <https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm>.
APA Format
Teese, R., Laws, P., Jackson, D., Koenig, K., Willis, M., & Muller, D. (2014, July 24). Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm
Chicago Format
Teese, R, P. Laws, D. Jackson, K. Koenig, M. Willis, and D. Muller. Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block. July 24, 2014. https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm (accessed 12 October 2024).
MLA Format
Teese, Robert, Priscilla Laws, David P. Jackson, Kathleen Koenig, Maxine Willis, and Derek Muller. Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block. 2014. 24 July 2014. 12 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm>.
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@misc{ Author = "Robert Teese and Priscilla Laws and David P. Jackson and Kathleen Koenig and Maxine Willis and Derek Muller", Title = {Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {12 October 2024}, Month = {July 24, 2014}, Year = {2014} }
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%A Robert Teese %A Priscilla Laws %A David P. Jackson %A Kathleen Koenig %A Maxine Willis %A Derek Muller %T Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block %D July 24, 2014 %U https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm %O video/mp4

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%0 Electronic Source %A Teese, Robert %A Laws, Priscilla %A Jackson, David P. %A Koenig, Kathleen %A Willis, Maxine %A Muller, Derek %D July 24, 2014 %T Interactive Video Vignettes: Bullet in a Block %V 2024 %N 12 October 2024 %8 July 24, 2014 %9 video/mp4 %U https://www.compadre.org/ivv/vignettes/bulletBlock.cfm


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