Introduction:
In the following activity, you will discover who Issac Newton was and his contributions to the scientific community.
You will also engage in activities that involve applying Newton's Laws of motion and relate them to the real world situations. The end product will be to design, construct, and reflect on how Newton's Laws of motion are applied throughout the process.
Activity 1 getting to know Issac Newton1. Investigate Isaac Newton and use the Frayer Model to describe his contributions to science. You may draw, print, or use an online tool to fill in the information.
2. Watch a brief YouTube video of the biography of Sir Issac Newton and create a poster of his contributions to the scientific community. |
Activity 2 Laws of motion1. Use the video below to gain background knowledge of Newton's First Law of Motion. Draw a flow chart demonstrating this law in effect.
2. Define Newton's First law. 3. Think of a real world example where Newton's First Law is applied and draw a vector diagram to demonstrate: balanced forces, unbalanced forces, and the sizes of arrows to represent the different amount of force on the object. |
Activity 31. Use the 'interactive game' link below to explore Newton's second Law of Motion. Be sure to click on the worm and apple.
2. Define of Newton's second law. 3. Explain the relationship between mass and acceleration. (What happens to the force if the mass or acceleration change?) |
Activity 4
1. Use the interactive game link above, to investigate Newton's Third Law of Motion
2. Define Newton's Third Law.
3. Go back and review all three laws and complete the quiz.
4. Explain how car designs have been influenced by Newton's Laws. Justify with an example for each law.
2. Define Newton's Third Law.
3. Go back and review all three laws and complete the quiz.
4. Explain how car designs have been influenced by Newton's Laws. Justify with an example for each law.