Who was Isaac Newton?
Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 to March 31, 1727) was a physicist and mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics, including the laws of motion, and is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. In 1687, he published his most acclaimed work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which has been called the single most influential book on physics. In 1705, he was knighted by Queen Anne of England, making him Sir Isaac Newton...Read more
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A net force is defined as the sum of all the forces acting on an object.
Rube Goldberg - "The Cake Server"
Ganoldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. The cartoons led to the expression "Rube Goldberg machines" to describe similar gadgets and processes. Goldberg received many honors in his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning in 1948 and the Banshees' Silver Lady Award in 1959. He was a founding member and first president of the ...READ MORE
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Coin Activity Lab - Newton's First Law
Newton's First Law of Motion will be in effect for this lesson. Newton's First Law states that an object in motion will remain in motion and an object at rest will remain at rest, unless acted upon by another force. Objects that have mass, have inertia (resistance to change). The more mass an object has, the more inertia it has, with mass and inertia being directionally proportional. An object with a lot of inertia will resist a force being applied to it. According to Newton's 1st Law an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by another force. if the force is small compared to the mass of the object the force imposed will have little or no observable effect.
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Ping Pong Lab - Newton's Second Law
Directions: There are two sets of directions to experience Newton's 2nd Law: 1) Constant Force and 2) Constant Acceleration.
Constant Force
1) Place a ping-pong ball in front of the wooden ruler. 2) Carefully bend the ruler back and release it. 3) Record your observations 4) Place a golf ball in front of the wooden ruler. 5) Carefully bend the ruler back and release it. Be sure to bend the ruler back to the same spot (force needs to be constant). 6) Record your observations on the Ping Pong Worksheet. Constant Acceleration 1) Place a ping-pong ball in front of the wooden ruler. 2) Carefully bend the ruler back and release it. 3) Record your observations 4) Place a golf ball in front of the wooden ruler. 5) Carefully bend the ruler back and release it. Be sure to bend the ruler back to achieve the same acceleration as the ping-pong ball (acceleration needs to be constant). 6) Record your observations on the Ping Pong Worksheet. |
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Skateboard Activity Lab - Newton's Third Law
Newton's Third Law will be in effect for this lesson. Newton's Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Students will have to record what they see, gather evidence, and answer the questions on the Skateboard Activity Lab Worksheet. Directions:
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Newton's First Law of Motion
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Also called the law of inertia, this is the most important thing to realize about motion. Khan Academy Article: "Why do objects slow down?"
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Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object. Learn about the facts that forces come in pairs. Khan Academy Article: Newton's Third Law
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