Sir Isaac Newton and his Laws of Motion Hunt



|Sir Isaac Newton and his Laws of Motion Hunt |

|Directions: Use the links (blue underlined words) provided to find the answers to the questions. You might find my Getting Back|

|Tips helpful. Note: Many links in this project take you to web servers in Scotland. That may mean the pages load a bit slower. |

|Be patient! |

|1. Newton's first law is...... |

|Read the example given. Now write a different one of your own. |

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|Friction plays an important role when you consider inertia. What is friction? |

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|2. What is force? |

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|What unit of measurement is used for force? |

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|3. Is a force required to keep an object in motion? Explain your answer. |

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|4. What is Newton's second law?   |

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|5. If the same force is applied to two different objects, what will determine the difference in their motion?  |

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|6. What happens to acceleration if you double the force being applied? |

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|7. What is Newton's third law? |

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|8. Make some scientific observations using this online Newton’s Cradle. What happens when you set it to 1? |

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|What happens when you set it to 2? |

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|What happens when you set it to 3? |

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|Predict what will happen when you set it to 4? |

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|Make the change. Was your prediction correct? ____________________ |

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|9. When am I ever going to use this? Complete the problems. |

|Which law of motion applies? |

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|Extended thinking: |

|* Tackle one of Mr. Everly's fun physics worksheets |

|* A Pennsylvania high school class created an exceptional video called Eastern York's Physics Man. They entered it in a |

|nationwide contest sponsored by Wired and won 1st place with it! The requirements were that it had to use their song, be a |

|music video, and it had to be related to physics. The video is posted on , if you are interested in checking it out.|

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|Take up the challenge. Make you own digital physics video. |

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|* It's like Everywhere! This sentence uses physics vocabulary to explain something nonscientific. |

|There is considerable friction between Tom and his parents due to his inertia over mowing the lawn. His dad does not want to |

|force him, but he will in order to accelerate the completion of the project. His mom thinks Tom does not understand the gravity|

|of the situation. |

|Explain it: |

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|"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." ~ Isaac Newton |

|Challenges: |

|Explore science related careers at Futures Channel | Answer the challenge question at Science Court. |

|Complete the exercises on this web page |

|Challenged by Physics and or Math? Try the free, online videos at . They start at the beginning. You can watch |

|them many times. |

|Do the problems here using the formula based on Newton's second law of motion. Write your answers here. Write your score! |

|Newton's Law of Motion at NASA | Explore NOVA Now's - The Elegant Universe - The Theory of Everything |

|Going, Going, Faster: The Science of Speed - An Electronic Field Trip | Balloon Rocket project |

|Fear of Physics - Physics explained, finally | Solve a Science Mystery - Select one | Buckaroo Physics video |

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|[pic]Save a tree - use a Digital Answer Sheet: Highlight the text of the questions on this web page, copy them - Edit .. Copy. |

|Open a text document or word processing document. Paste the questions into the blank document. Answer the questions in the word|

|processing document in a contrasting color ( not yellow) or font (avoid fancy fonts like: [pic], Σψμβολ, [pic]or [pic]. Save |

|frequently as you work. I do not like losing my work. You will not like it either. Put your name and the date in a header. Bad |

|things happen. Retain a copy of your work on your computer. Submit your assignment via a class electronic drop box or email |

|attachment. |

|Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. [pic]Make Your Own Printed answer |

|sheet |

|Tech Tip: Working in a group or in two different places like the library & home? You do not have to be physically together to |

|work together. |

|[pic]Watch Google Docs video TAI - How could you use free, Google Docs to do an assignment? |

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