Impact Crators

In this activity, marbles or other spheres such as steel shot, ball bearings, golf, or wooden balls are used as impactors dropped from a series of heights onto a prepared "lunar surface." Using impactors of different mass dropped from the same height will allow students to study the relationship of mass of the impactor to crater size. Dropping impactors from different heights will allow students to study the relationship of velocity of the impactor to crater size.

Resource ID#: 19726 Type: Lesson Plan

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Direct Link: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/180572main_ETM.Impact.Craters.pdf

General Information

Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 6

Intended Audience: Educators

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)

Keywords: crators, impact, geosphere, meteorites, ejecta, projectile

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction

Resource Collection: iCPALMS

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