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I agree with John that analyzing footage of the disasters is in extremely
bad taste.
Would you analyze the motion of JFK's assassination as an example of
momentum conservation?
Would you be willing to take the "60 Minutes" challenge and go on TV to
explain why it is appropriate to analyze the worst disaster in modern
American history as an appropriate exercise for a physics class - within a
week of the actual event?
Would you analyze the motion of people who fell to their deaths as an
example of acceleration due to gravity?
This does nothing more than promote the notion that scientists are unfeelingOn the other hand, if done properly (I'm not advocating making the
propeller heads.