Newton’s Laws of Motion Project



Name _______________________ Date _________ Period ______ Newton’s Laws Project Due Date January 20, 2017Newton’s Laws of Motion ProjectSir Isaac Newton lived during the 1600s. Like all scientists, he made observations about the world around him. Some of his observations were about motion. His observations have been supported by more data over time; and we now call these Newton’s Laws of Motion. His laws of motion explain rest, constant motion, accelerated motion, and describe how balanced and unbalanced forces act to cause these states of motion.Newton’s three laws of motion:Newton's first law of motion says that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.An object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it.An object that is not moving remains at rest until something pushes or pulls it.An object that is moving remains moving until something pushes or pulls it.All objects resist having their motion changed.This tendency to resist a change in motion is called inertia.The more mass an object has, the greater its inertia.The second law of motion states that the force of an object is equal to its mass times itsacceleration.A change in motion occurs only if a net force is exerted on an object.A net force changes the velocity of the object, and causes it to accelerate.If an object is acted upon by a net force, the change in velocity will be in thedirection of the net force.The acceleration of an object depends on its mass.The more mass an object has or the more inertia it has, the harder it is toaccelerate.More mass means less acceleration if the force acting on the objects is the same.Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and oppositereaction.When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts anequal force in the opposite direction on the first object.The force exerted by the first object is the action force.The force exerted by the second object is the reaction force.Newton’s Law Project: Where can you find Newton’s three Laws? This project allows you to present your project in one of three ways. Option A: Poster Option B: Brochure (any size paper at least 8? x 11 inches, folded into thirds) or Option 3: BookletPart One (Individual): Assignment: Create a poster, brochure, or booklet that illustrates an example of each of the three laws of motion.States the laws of motion.Create two illustrations for each of Newton’s three laws of motion. You may use your own photos, draw illustrations, images from magazines, or images from the Internet.Write a narrative explanation of how the illustrations demonstrate or describes the law of motion for each illustration. The narrative should be in complete sentences. The explanation should be next to the illustration. The paragraphs must be at least 5 sentences. Please make sure your references are school appropriate.Make sure your illustrations are colorful and neat. Include headings to identify which law of motion is being demonstrated. Headings should be attractive, colorful, and easily read.Projects should display a Title, three headings, six pictures or illustrations, and 6 narrative explanations.Name, period, and date on the back of the project.Part Two (Group Work): Assignment: As a group, you are to create an activity that will explain one of Newton’s Laws of Motion. This should be a hands-on activity for each group in the class to participate in. You will have time on the 19th to collaborate with your group members before presenting on the 20th. Brochure/Poster/BookletQuality of format 10 Easy to read, visually pleasing, powerful images, logical sequencing, appropriate for audience, exhibits originality, no technical problems 7 Visually organized, all information is presented in professional manner, fulfills expectations5 Missing some information, a little unorganized, little creativity 0 Little to no effort, missing key information1st Law, 2nd Law and 3rd LawLaws of Motion Stated 4 Law is stated Accurately 2 Law is stated, but inaccurate ?0 Law is not stated (each law graded individually)2 Pictures per law/Graphics8 Both pictures present and appropriately illustrate law 6 Both pictures present, but 1 or both may not accurately illustrate law 2 Only one picture present, but it appropriately illustrates law0 Pictures not present or not appropriately illustrating law ?Paragraphs/Explanation 8 Complete paragraph with no grammatical errors or spelling errors, Accurately describes how both selected pictures relate to 1st Law6 Complete paragraph with no grammatical errors or spelling errors, but accurately describes how only one selected picture relate to 1st Law Or Only minor spelling or grammatical errors4 Minor errors in accuracy Or Major spelling and grammatical errors2 Paragraph present, but does not accurately relate pictures to Newton’s law0 Paragraph not present -6858015621000Includes Title & Headings-6858038862000Creative title and headings that neatly formed can be easily read from 3 meters away.Title and headings can be easily read from 2 meters away.Title and headings are present but are sloppy or not easily read from a distance.Missing title or a heading.Some forms of title or headings are attempted.Apperance High quality, colorful, and attractive presentation. Matting is used throughout. No white-out or obvious erasure marks.Attractive and colorful presentation. Matting is used throughout. No white-out or obvious erasure marks.Colorful presentation. Matting is used throughout. Some erasure marks or use of white outPresentation has limited use of color or is missing matting. Excessive erasures or use of white out.Appearance is unattractive, sloppy, and shows little effort ................
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