Motion, Momentum, Forces, and Newton’s Laws
Day 1: Goal: Describe motion, distance and displacement.
Activity: Listen to Power Point presentation over Chapter 18 Motion and Momentum. Complete the note journal in your folder behind divider 3. Make sure you copy all terms and definitions, concept maps, diagrams, tables and graphs in your folder.
Day 2: Goal: Describe speed, instantaneous speed, average speed and constant speed and acceleration.
Activity: Students will continue with Power Point presentation as they follow along in the book and complete the note journal over Motion and Momentum.
Day 3:Goal: Relate motion, speed, acceleration, velocity and displacement.
Activity: Finish note journal. Students will learn about their motion Poster Project. Students will complete fill in the blank note outline in their folder behind section 3..
Day 4:Goal: Understand the use of reference points when determining motion.
Activity: Students will complete worksheet “Observing Motion Questions” in their folder behind divider 3. They will use the round table cooperative learning strategy.
Day 5:Goal: Measure motion of hot wheels using Avg Speed= D/T
Activity: Students will complete Measuring Motion Activity with the use of hot wheels. Students will record data, answer analysis questions and graph data in their folders behind divider 4.
Day 6:Goal: Understand the role of mass in relation to momentum.
Activity: Students will answer Momentum Questions worksheet in their folders behind divider 3. The students will use the numbered heads cooperative learning strategy.
Day 7:Goal: Explain the law of conservation of momentum.
Activity: Students will complete the Conserving Momentum activity in their folders behind divider 4.
Day 8:Goal: Understand the relationship between inertia, momentum and velocity.
Activity: Students will complete Ch. 18 Sec. 2 Reinforcement worksheet for review. Answers will be written behind the 3rd divider in the student’s folder. Students will use the jigsaw cooperative learning strategy.
Day 9:Goal: Understand Newton’s 1st law of Motion
Activity: Students will begin presentation from Power Point over Newton’s 1st law of motion. Students will complete all definitions, tables, charts, graphs, & concept maps in their folders behind divider 3.
Day 10:Goal: understand Newton’s 2nd and 3rd laws of motion
Activity: Students will finish the Power Point presentation over chapter 19. They will complete the note journal by answering all prompts in their folders behind divider 3.
Day 11:Goal: Review Newton’s Laws of Motion
Activity: Students will fill in the blanks of Chapter 19 note out line in their folders behind divider 3. Students will use the response chips cooperative learning strategy.
Day 12:Goal: Apply Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
Activity: Students will complete Newton’s First Law of Motion vocabulary review crossword puzzle.
Day 13:Goal: Understand Newton’s first law of motion (Law of Inertia)
Activity: Students will answer the Inertia Questions Worksheet in their folders behind divider 3.
Day 14:Goal: What effect does mass have on the inertia of an object?
Activity: Students will conduct the Inertia activity. Students will record, chart and graph their data in their folders behind divider 4.
Day 15:Goal: To be able to understand and discuss Newton’s 2nd Law, force, impulse, and momentum. To understand how these concepts apply to sports, such as football.
Activity: Students will demonstrate Newton’s 2nd Law and will graph motion behind divider 4 in their folders. Student’s will also watch a simulation video before they participate in the investigation.
Day 16:Goal: Test Newton’s 3rd Law of motion and observe forces working in pairs.
Activity: Students will conduct “Newton’s Third Law Activity (Balloon Cars). All data will be recorded in their folders behind divider 4.
Day 17Goal: Test Newton’s 3rd Law of motion and observe forces working in pairs.
Activity: Finish Balloon Cars activity.
Day 18Review
Day 19Semester Final