Exploring Newton's Laws of Motion
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Objective
I can conduct an investigation to explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
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Key concepts
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Newton's first law states that an object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by a force; this is also known as inertia.
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Newton's second law can be expressed with the equation F=ma, where F stands for force, m stands for mass, and a stands for acceleration.
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Newton's third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, meaning forces are equal but in opposite directions.
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Practice
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According to Newton's first law, what will an object in motion do?
Explain the concept of inertia in your own words and give an example.
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Exit ticket
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“A soccer ball is sitting at rest on the field. According to Newton's First Law, what must happen to make the ball move? Be sure to use terms at least 3 terms from the video today.”
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