Motion Day 16 and 17

Balloon Rocket Lab

SWBAT Use Newton's 3rd Law to propel their Balloon Rocket across the classroom.

Agenda

1. Do Now- Action/Reaction

2. Newton's 3rd Law videos

4. Bill Nye- Flight (watch it on your own by following the links below)
Bill Nye- Flight part 1
Bill Nye- Flight part 2
Bill Nye- Flight part 3

5. Build your rockets!

Motion Day 15

Force, Mass and Acceleration Lab

SWBAT describe the effect of greater mass and acceleration on the force an object has.

Agenda:

1. Do Now: Free Body Diagrams
2. F = MA video

3. Boxes

4. F = MA Lab
5. F= MA problem practice

6. Action/Reaction videos

Motion Day 14

F = MA

AIM: SWBAT create free body diagrams and solve F = ma problems

Agenda
1. Do Now- Inertia Lab reflection
2. Brainpop - Force
3. Physics of space
4. Force notes





5. Free body diagrams
6. HW F=ma Problems + Free Body diagrams



Resources:

Description of Newton's Second Law, with practice f=ma problems at the bottom of the page.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/u2l3a.cfm

Motion Day 13

Inertia!

SWBAT Use Newton's First Law to make a cartoon demonstrating Inertia.

Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Bill Nye Friction
3. Phone Book Friction
4. Inertia Cartoon

5. Inertia Lab
6. Astronaut video (if time!)
7. Inertia cartoon creation

Motion Day 12

SWBAT describe effects of forces in the world.

Agenda:
1. Origins

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA scienceNOW.

2. Invisible World - Forces

3. Forces quiz

Motion Day 11

SWBAT Measure the force of gravity on objects on earth and other planets

Agenda:

1. Do Now- Resisting gravity- 10 min
2. Mass, weight and density Brainpop w/activity- 15 min
3. Partner Reading- Universal Gravity - 15 min
4. Bill Nye Gravity- 25 min
5. Weight problems- 15 min
6. Normal Force problems- 10 min


Awesome, interesting and helpful reading
http://physics.info/falling/

Motion Day 10

AIM: SWBAT describe the effects of gravity on objects and create a helicopter to use air resistance to counteract the force of gravity.


Agenda:
1. Do Now: Gravity examples and pictures
2. Brainpop Gravity and Activities
3. Bill Nye Gravity
4. Helicopter Lab
5. Weight HW


Extra:
Mythbusters Moon Gravity Hoax Video

Difference between Mass and Weight