Activity 3: Modeling Newton's Laws of Motion (SI GLEs: 4, 6, 12, 13, 14, 20, 22; PS GLE: 5; ESS GLE: 39 CC: Challenge students to design and conduct investigations based on Newton's laws. Write clear, step-by-step instructions so that others can follow to conduct the investigation. Students should develop models to reinforce concepts and conclusions reached in the investigation. Modeling Newton's Laws of Motion http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/staff/hand/Lawsmotion.htm
Describe the gravity experiments conducted by Galileo, Newton, and Cavendish. How were these experiments similar? How did these scientists build on each other's research and observations to make their discoveries? Unitedstreaming website http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ Basics of Physics: Exploring the Laws of Motion (21:16) Exploring the Laws of Motion (18:06) Laws of Motion (17:00)
CC: Challenge the students to examine a chart of average orbital speed of the planets. Have the students suggest reasons why the planets orbital speeds vary and identify how Newton's second law relates to celestial bodies. Orbital Data for the Planets http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/orbits_data.html&edu=high
How Fast The Planets Move |