Students will learn and experiment with motion, acceleration & speed.
Students will discover and experiment with Newton's Laws of Motion.
CHAPTER 1: Science Map | Standards
SPEED, VELOCITY, ACCELERATION
CHAPTER 2: Science Map | Standards
Newton's Laws of Motion
Motion & Direction
How Do You Know Something Has Moved?
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Explore Question #1
How do you calculate the speed of an object and graph motion?
Vocabulary
**PROJECT Distance Time Graphs | Class Notes
Distance Time Graph: Practice | Real Life Story
VIDEO: RedBull: The Athlete Machine
Explore Question #2
What is acceleration and how do you measure it?
Video | Acceleration PPT | Accelerometer Activity
Acceleration Challenge Problems
Simulations: Maze Game
Extra Credit /Enrichments
Acceleration:
BrainPop Video (log into iScience Text)
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Explore Question #1
What forces help me start and stop moving?
Lesson 1: FORCES; Gravity & Friction
**PROJECT Forces Foldable
Template | SAMPLE inside | outside
Friction:
What If a Caveman Wore Shoes?
Extra Credit
1) Mass vs Weight: Calculate Your Weight on other Planets
Roller Coaster Design Activities: (Gravity & Friction)
Who is Sir Issac Newton?
Explore Question #2
What prevents an object from changing it's state of motion?
Lesson 2: Newton's 1st Law: The Law of Inertia
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. This means that there is a natural tendency of objects to keep on doing what they're doing. All objects resist changes in their state of motion. In the absence of an unbalanced force, an object in motion will maintain this state of motion.
Net Force Reading | Net Force wksht | KEY
*****Assignment: Hot Wheels Lab #2 (Lab Sheet)
EXTRA CREDIT: Marble Maze
Explore Question #3
How do you measure the force required to move an object?
Lesson 3: Newton's 2nd Law: F= ma
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). Everyone unconsiously knows the Second Law. Everyone knows that heavier objects require more force to move the same distance as lighter objects.
*****Assignment: F= ma
F=ma Storyboard Problems | F=ma Assignment sheet | Sample
EXTRA CREDIT: Falling Leaves | F=ma Practice sheet
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Forces Diagrams!!!
Explore Question #4
When I push on an object, why does it push back?
Lesson 4: Newton's 3rd Law: Action-Reaction
For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. This means that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction. That is to say that whenever an object pushes another object it gets pushed back in the opposite direction equally hard.
Newton's 3rd Law Concept Builder
*****Assignment: Pop Can Hero
EXTRA CREDIT: 3rd Law SPLASHword
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Projectile Motion | Newton's Cradle | Lunar Lander