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| GUIDES | |
| 1 |
Newton's
First
Law Development of Newton's first law, beginning with Galileo. |
| 2 |
Newton's
Second Law Examples Definitions of quantities, description of equations, and worked-out example problems. |
| 3 |
Newton's
Second Law Careful development of Newton's second law as an extension of Newton's first law. |
| 4 |
Sources of
Forces Reminder that you need to be able to identify the objects that interact when a force occurs, without confusing the name of the object with the name of the force. |
| JOBS | |
| 1 |
Newton's
First
Law
Springboard at TPT 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. |
| 2 |
Newton's
Second
Law
Springboard at TPT Classroom discussion guide for developing the concepts in the second law. Begins where the first law leaves off. Addresses units and provides simple practice problems. |
| 3 |
A
Day at the Races at TPT Step-by-step development of Newton's second law culminating with a look at the heavy/light freefall question. |
| 4 |
Weight
of the Worlds - Answers Take masses and weights to other worlds and determine what changes and by how much. |
| 5 |
Feel
the Forces Springboard - Answers A classroom discussion and lab activity that introduces friction, tension, normal, weight, and drag through simple experiences. |
| 6 |
Newton
III Force Pairs at TPT Identify the objects involved in several interactions. |
| LABS - The unlinked titles below are available in the Conceptual Physics lab manual from Pearson Education - Amazon link | |
| 1 | Inertia
in Action at TPT 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. |
| 2 |
Pushing
Things Around at TPT Careful conceptual hands-on development of Newton's second law. |
| 3 |
The Weight A simple lab to determine the relationship between mass and weight. The Weight High Tech - DataStudio File The computer/sensor version of the activity described above. |
| 4 |
Meet the Force Sensor Lab
Prep Introduction to the PASport force sensor. |
| 5 |
Force Mirror - Newton's Third Law TechLab
Springboard Classroom discussion guide using Newton's first and second laws to develop Newton's third law. Does NOT end up with the awful and incorrect "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." |
| DEMOS - The unlinked titles below are available in the Conceptual Physics lab manual from Pearson Education - Amazon link | |
| 1 |
The
Clever Dumbbell at TPT Classic inertia demonstration with leading questions and post-demo questions. |
| 2 |
Cannonball
at TPT Questions to accompany the classic video clip of a ball dropped from the mast of a moving boat. |
| 3 |
The
Newtonian Shot at TPT Fire two dartgun darts downward, one weighted and one unweighted. Which hits first and why? |
| 4 |
Blowout
Newton at TPT Blow a marker pen through a tube. It can reach high speed. But it also serves as a mechanism for a rich discussion of Newton's first, second, and third law of motion. |
| OTHER | |
| 1 |
Newton's Laws Begins With an M
(QuickTime) Part of the "Physics Begins with an M" series. This is a QuickTime export from Keynote that has been Zipped. |
| 2 |
Conceptual
Physics Alive! Newton's First Law at TPT |
| 3 |
Mechanical
Universe - The Law of Inertia
[Teachers
Pay Teachers question sets] Question sets to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. Two forms to accommodate side-by-side student seating. |
| 4 |
Conceptual Physics Alive! Newton's Second Law at TPT |
| 5 | Mechanical
Universe -
Newton's Laws [Teachers
Pay Teachers question sets] Question sets to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. Two forms to accommodate side-by-side student seating. |
| 6 |
Conceptual Physics Alive! Newton's Third Law at TPT |
| 7 | Physics
Crossword Puzzle - 2. Inertia at
TPT Not a typical academic subject matter crossword. This one adds general high school vocabulary words. Over 100 words and 150 crosses in total. |
| 8 |
Physics
Crossword Puzzle - 3. Newton's 2nd Law at
TPT Not a typical academic subject matter crossword. This one adds general high school vocabulary words. Over 100 words and 150 crosses in total. |
| 9 |
Physics
Crossword Puzzle - 4. Newton's 3rd Law at
TPT Not a typical academic subject matter crossword. This one adds general high school vocabulary words. Over 100 words and 150 crosses in total. |
| 10 |
Practice Test
Questions and Answers Sample test questions covering force and interaction. |
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