Students will be able to construct explanations for the relationship between the mass of an object and the concept of inertia? 8.P.2A.3
Students will be able to plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations to test how varying the amount of force or mass of an object affects the motion (speed and direction), shape, or orientation of an object? 8.P.2A.1
Students will be able to analyze and interpret data to support claims that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction? 8.P.2A.4
Content Knowledge Support
- Read and compete interactive science workbook pages 30-37.
Discussion Topic
- Which of Newton's 3 Laws is the most important? Explain why using specific details from the content knowledge resources and provide specific details about what your daily life would be like without each of the other two laws.
Recommended Exercises
(Level 2) Application
Escape Newton's Laws - The evil Isaac Newton is at it again! He is a super genius determined this time to change the laws of physics and take over the world. You are Earth’s only hope to stop him from his evil plan and save Earth from certain doom! Use your knowledge of his laws to escape and save the Earth!
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(Level 5) Creation
Create an instructional video to accurately demonstrate each of Newton's 3 laws of motion using Flipgrid. |
Additional Exercises & Extensions
(Level 1) Comprehension
- Complete Newton's Laws of Motion SEPUP reading and analysis.
- In your own words summarize what each of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion are using 25 words or less.
(Level 2) Application
- Inertia Exploration Google Form.
- Action = Reaction Google Form.
- Explain how you have experienced each of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion so far today.
- Escape Newton's Laws - The evil Isaac Newton is at it again! He is a super genius determined this time to change the laws of physics and take over the world. You are Earth’s only hope to stop him from his evil plan and save Earth from certain doom! Use your knowledge of his laws to escape and save the Earth!
- Escape Room Google Slides and the Escape Room Google Form
(Level 3) Analysis
- Speed and collisions SEPUP laboratory activity and analysis.
- Mass and collisions SEPUP laboratory and analysis.
- Inertia around a curve SEPUP laboratory and analysis.
- Conduct investigations to try and disprove any of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion then analyze and communicate your results.
- Explore acceleration, speed, momentum, and energy by sending a sled down a hill into a group of snowmen. The starting height and mass of the sled can be changed, as well as the number of snowmen. In the Two sleds scenario, observe collisions between sleds of different masses and starting heights using this assignment TEMPLATE.
(Level 4) Evaluation
- Using specific details from the content knowledge resources provided describe what your life would be like without each of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion.
(Level 5) Creation
- Design and construct a controlled scientific investigation to test how varying the amount of force or mass of an object affects the motion (speed and direction), shape, or orientation of an object.
- Create an instructional video to accurately demonstrate each of Newton's 3 laws of motion.
- Flipgrid (optional)
- PowToon (optional resource)
- Adobe Spark (optional resource)
- Google Slides --> Screencast (optional)
Lab Exploration
Additional Explorations
- Study how momentum relates to inertia.
- Practice how to calculate momentum with real-life data.
- Investigate the specific quantitative relationships among force, mass, and movement of objects using the formula (F=ma) and Newton's' Laws of Motion.
- Examine multiple force pairs in examples such as multiple forces acting on a ball rolling down a ramp.
Future Learning Connections (9-12)
- Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations involving the motion of an object to determine the relationships among the net force on the object, its mass, and its acceleration, and analyze collected data to construct an explanation of the object's motion using Newton's second law of motion.
- Use a free-body diagram to represent the forces on an object.
- Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations on the straight-line motion of an object to include an interpretation of the object's' displacement, time of motion, constant velocity, average velocity, and constant acceleration.
- Newton's Third law of Motion to construct explanations of everyday phenomena (such as a hammer hitting a nail, the thrust of a rocket engine, the lift of an airplane wing, or a book at rest on a table) and identify the force pairs in each given situation involving two objects and compare the size and direction of each force.
English Language Learners
Module Review Resources
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