Energy

Mrs. Gibson

Physical Science

Nute High School  

Name__________________________________

Unit 5: Newton’s Laws

Due Date: 5/8/06 

Newton’s Laws

Objectives: At the end of this unit you will be able to:

1. State Newton’s Laws of Motion.
2. Explain how force, mass and acceleration are related.
3. Analyze action and reaction forces.
4. Calculate momentum
5. Explain conservation of momentum

Required Assignments. (This means you MUST do them.)

_____ 1. Complete the guided experiment going through Newton’s Laws 

_____ 2. Newton’s laws Project 

Required notes for this section.  (Again … this means you MUST do them.) 

_____ 1. Newton’s First and Second Law Revisited 

_____ 2. Newton’s Third Law 

______ “C Level”. (Here is where you get to choose what you want to do.)

25 points are necessary for a C.

_____1. Read pages 76 – 77 in your book on seatbelts.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points)

_____ 2. Read pages 78 – 82 in your book on Newton’s First Law.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points)

_____3. Complete the Chapter 3 Review on pages 90-91.  Answer questions. 1-24. (10 points)

_____4. Read pages 94 – 99 in your book on Newton’s Second Law.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points)

_____5. Use a balance to find the masses of an uninflated balloon and a balloon filled with air.  Drop the two balloons from the same height at the same time, and compare and contrast the rates at which they fall.  (5 points)

_____ 6. Create an accelerometer – see page 106 for hints! (5 points)

_____7. Read pages 110 – 116 in your book on Newton’s Third Law.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points)

_____ 8. You are a crane operator using a wrecking ball to demolish an old building.  You can choose to use a 100kg ball or a 150kg ball.  Which ball would knock the walls down faster?  Which ball would be easier to control?  Find a way to show me! (5 points)

_____ 9. Create a collage (collection of pictures from magazines) that demonstrate Newton’s Laws.  (10 points)

_____ 10. Make a poster that shows each of Newton’s Laws.  Your poster cannot have any words. (10 points)

_____ 11. Make a poster showing how a rocket engine works.  Use Newton’s third law to explain why a rocket lifts off. (10 points)

_____ 12. Go to the following site:

http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/forces/newton/newton.html

Read through the laws and complete the problems. (5 points)

_____ 13. Go to the following site:

http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/ballooncar/index.html

Check out the interactive computer model of a balloon car! (5 points)

_____ 14. Go to the following site:

http://library.thinkquest.org/C006666/

Read up on Newton’s Laws! Be able to answer questions. (5 points)

____________  “B” Level: Choose ONE only.  

____ 1. Interview a police officer about how a radar gun is able to track how fast a person is driving. Submit your "typed" interview (your questions and the police officer's answers) 

____ 2. Complete experiment 3-2 on page 87 on “Balancing Forces Against Gravity”. 

____ 3. Make a model rocket launcher – hints are on page 93! 

____________ “A” Level: Choose ONE only.  

____ 1. Go back and research the history of Isaac Newton.  Describe how he came upon these Laws. 

____ 2. Design a powerpoint or some other presentation that demonstrates how this Unit relates to a topic of your choice.