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| GUIDES | |
| 1 | Motion PhyzExamples |
| 2 |
Newton's
First Law Development of Newton's first law, beginning with Galileo. |
| JOBS | |
| 1 |
Motion Graphing Springboard - Answers - Presentation
HD
(Zipped
QuickTime) Classroom discussion of motion graphs. |
| 2 |
Speeding Thru
Motion Springboard - Answers
- Presentation (Zipped
QuickTime) Classroom discussion of motion concepts. |
| 3 |
What Do They Mean? - Answers Verbal interpretations of simple motion graph segments. |
| 4 |
What's Goin' On? - Answers Verbal interpretations of simple motion graph segments. |
| 5 |
Newton's
First
Law
Springboard - Answers
- Presentation
HD (Zipped QuickTime) Classroom discussion guide develops the historical context of the first law. Begins with Aristotle, works through Galileo, ends with Newton. Also cites pre-Galilean references to the first law. |
| LABS | |
| 1 |
Go! Go! Go! Low-tech motion lab. |
| 2 |
Sonic
Ranger High-tech motion lab. |
| 3 | Moving
Man Computer simulation activity |
| 4 | Inertia
in Action Activities designed to familiarize students with several aspects of inertia and Newton's first law. Instructions for building a little balloon-powered hovercraft with a compact disc. |
| DEMOS | |
| 1 | The Clever Dumbbell - Presentation
HD
(Zipped QuickTime) Classic inertia demonstration with leading questions and post-demo questions. |
| 2 | Cannonball
- Presentation
HD (Zipped QuickTime) Questions to accompany the classic video clip of a ball dropped from the mast of a moving boat. |
| OTHER | |
| 1 |
Motion
and Inertia Begins With an M Presentaion (QuickTime) Part of the "Physics Begins with an M" series. This is a QuickTime export from Keynote that has been Zippe |
| 2 |
Mechanical
Universe
-
Falling Bodies Question set to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. |
| 3 |
Mechancical
Universe
-
Inertia Question sets to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. Two forms to accommodate side-by-side student seating. |
| 4 |
Motion Crossword Puzzle - Grid - Clues Crossword puzzles are highly personalized and may not always translate well from my classroom to yours. |
| 5 |
Practice
Test Questions - Answers Sample test questions covering motion and inertia. |
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