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"MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU."
VOTW - motion, inertia, mass, acceleration, force, friction, gravity, weight, action-reaction
Force isn't just with us, it's all around us. A force is a push or pull, which means when you look around you you can see objects being pulled or pushed at every corner. Last week we talked about motion. So what is the relationship between motion and force? Let's get into the laws of motion.
Force isn't just with us, it's all around us. A force is a push or pull, which means when you look around you you can see objects being pulled or pushed at every corner. Last week we talked about motion. So what is the relationship between motion and force? Let's get into the laws of motion.
1st Law of Motion
The beginning of the commercial briefly revisits the first law of motion: an object at rest tends to stay at rest, while an object in motion stays in motion. However, there is more to this law that just this. We need to spend some time understanding inertia (an object's resistance to changing its motion) and mass (amount of matter in an object).
2nd Law of Motion
When I think of this law it always reminds me of grocery shopping. Initially, I start with an empty cart. This cart is rather easy to move, but 45 minutes later that all changes. By the time my cart is overflowing (and sometimes it really does), it requires much more force just to move it through the aisles and around corners. The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration is mathematical. Force=mass x acceleration. So if I increase the mass, I must increase the amount of force necessary to get the object to accelerate.
3rd Law of Motion
For every action there is an equal and opposite action. How do the examples shared in the video demonstrate this law? Are there other examples you can think of that would work as well?
Gravity, Weight, & Mass
What is the difference between weight and mass?
Four Types of Friction
What are the four types of friction? Can you provide your own examples?
Our Agenda for the Week
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Monday 3/10:
Gifted --Motion Laws Charades
Regular --1st Law of Motion
Tuesday 3/11:
G - Motion Laws Review
R - 2nd Law of Motion
Wednesday 3/12:
G: Forces Math
R: 3rd Law of Motion
Thursday 3/13:
Force and Motion Unit Review
Friday 3/14:
Force & Motion Test
Simple Machines Preview
Other Important Dates:
3/14 - Force & Motion Test (DATE CHANGED)
3/21 - Report Cards
3/24 - Simple Machines Test
4/28 - Science CRCT
