13.1 Distinguishes among mechanical, atomic, gravitational, and electromagnetic forces.
13.2 Identifies and measures everyday forces such as gravity, rolling and sliding frictions, and other mechanical forces using common laboratory devices.

14.1 Describes experimentally the effect of unbalanced forces in overcoming inertia, including the effect of sliding, static and rolling friction.

C Level Box 1

__________1. Read the Chapter 2 & 3 and define the vocabulary words at the beginning of each chapter. (15)

_________ 2. Vocabulary Review pg 39 & pg 62 (10)

_________ 3. Concept Review pg 40 & 63. (10)

_________ 4. Motion Vocab/Notion Motion (8)

_________ 5. Create a crossword puzzle using at least 15 of the vocabulary words from Chapter 2 & 3 (10)

_________ 6. Looking for Newton Activity (10)

__________7. Use the following website to answer the flight questions:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/newton.html

(10)

C Level Box 2

Choose from only one of the following worksheets:

_________ 1. Determining speed/ Acceleration questions. (10)

Speed Machine Problems (5)

Choose from only one of the following worksheets:

__________2. Gravity/Acceleration (10)

Force & Acceleration/Trains (8)

_________ 3. Graphing Problem Worksheet. (8)

_________ 4. Watch Physics Video/Take Notes/Answer oral questions. (10)

_________ 5. Draw a poster displaying speed, acceleration, momentum, gravity, and the three laws of motion. (10)

Choose one of the following only:

_________ 6. Take a Walk Lab (10)

Speed Challenge Lab (10)

Newton’s 1^st Law Lab(10)

Choose one of the following only:

_________7. Lab 2.3 (15) Lab 3.1 (15), Lab 3.2 (15), Lab 3.3 (15)

_________8. Go to http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch2/ch2.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0821 and answer each question and take the quiz at the end (print copy of page). (10)

__________ 9. Working with Forces/Which Law (8)

__________ 10. Go to http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.Funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Change your roller coaster design until it works. Record your speed and time. Write a one page explanation of how your coaster was designed and why it worked. Use the terms listed at the bottom of the website. (10)

B LEVEL -10 points max – Conduct one of the following experiments and complete a lab report.

________ 1. What materials will cause the most friction?

________ 2. What roller coaster design is safest?

_________3. What airplane design results in the least air friction?

_________4. Do projectiles fall more slowly than dropped objects?

A LEVEL 11 points max – Choose one

_________1. “Are roller coasters safe?” Read three articles concerning the safety of roller coasters. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph summary of each article. Write a 2 paragraph opinion. Include the terms acceleration, gravity, momentum, and speed in your discussion. Include a copy of each article.

________ 2. Complete the Roller Coaster Web quest at http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/rollercoast.shtml

_________ 3. “What NASCAR track results in the fastest race times?” Read three articles concerning racetrack designs. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph summary of each article. Write a 2 paragraph opinion. Include the terms acceleration, gravity, momentum, and speed in your discussion. Include a copy of each article.