Newton’s Laws of Motion Poster Project



Newton’s Laws of Motion Poster Project

Sir 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. Review the 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 its acceleration.

• 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 the direction 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 to accelerate.

• 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 opposite reaction.

• When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal 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.

Assignment: Create a poster that illustrates an example of each of the three laws of motion.

1. Create one illustration 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 (be sure to cite the source of copy write images).

2. Write a narrative explanation of how the illustration demonstrates or describes the law of motion for each illustration. The narrative should be in complete sentences. The explanation should be matted and mounted next to the illustration.

3. Make sure your illustrations are colorful and neat. Pictures should be matted or outlined in an attractive way.

4. Include headings to identify which law of motion is being demonstrated. Headings should be attractive, colorful, and easily read.

5. Use one poster board (28” x 22”) to display a Title, three headings, three matted pictures or illustrations, and three matted narrative explanations.

6. Heading with Name, class, and date on the back of the poster.

Your illustration will be graded using the following rubric, and recorded as a test.

|20 |18 |16 |14 |12 |10 | |Laws of Motion |Excellent examples of all three of Newton’s laws of motion are clearly and correctly illustrated and described. |All three of Newton’s laws of motion are correctly illustrated and described. |All three of Newton’s laws of motion are illustrated and described. |Two of Newton’s laws of motion are illustrated or described. |One of Newton’s laws of motion are illustrated or described. |Attempt at identifying Newton’s laws of motion is made. | |Graphics |3 or more clear, color images that show movement are used correctly. |3 clear, color images that show movement are used correctly. |3 images that show movement are used but are unclear or not used correctly. |3 images are used but are unclear or not used correctly. |Less than 3 graphics that show movement are attempted. |Some graphics are attempted. | |Title/

Headings |Creative title and headings that neatly formed can be easily read from 3 meters away. |Title and headings that are 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. | |Explanation |Excellent narrative with no obvious grammatical mistakes. |Well written narrative with no obvious grammatical mistakes. |Well written narrative with 1 or 2 obvious grammatical mistakes. |Narrative with 3 or 4 obvious grammatical mistakes. |Unclear narrative or more than 4 obvious grammatical mistakes. |Some explanation is attempted. | |Appearance |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 out. |Presentation has attempt at using matting. Obvious erasure marks or use of white out. |Presentation has limited use of color or is missing matting. Excessive erasures or use of white out. |Appearance is unattractive, sloppy, and shows little effrt | |

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