The document discusses Newton's First Law of Motion and inertia. It provides examples of everyday situations that demonstrate inertia, such as a rolling marble or moving bicycle. It asks questions about forces, balanced forces, gravity, and examples that illustrate inertia. The purpose is to explain how forces affect the motion of objects from small to large scales.
The document discusses Newton's First Law of Motion and inertia. It provides examples of everyday situations that demonstrate inertia, such as a rolling marble or moving bicycle. It asks questions about forces, balanced forces, gravity, and examples that illustrate inertia. The purpose is to explain how forces affect the motion of objects from small to large scales.
The document discusses Newton's First Law of Motion and inertia. It provides examples of everyday situations that demonstrate inertia, such as a rolling marble or moving bicycle. It asks questions about forces, balanced forces, gravity, and examples that illustrate inertia. The purpose is to explain how forces affect the motion of objects from small to large scales.
The document discusses Newton's First Law of Motion and inertia. It provides examples of everyday situations that demonstrate inertia, such as a rolling marble or moving bicycle. It asks questions about forces, balanced forces, gravity, and examples that illustrate inertia. The purpose is to explain how forces affect the motion of objects from small to large scales.
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Newton’s First Law – the Law of Inertia
MA. JELEN C. ROBLEDO
Science 8 Teacher Short Overview Question 1: What is a force? A force is an influence that causes an object to change its velocity. • A push or a pull; • Something that makes things move (accelerate). Question 2: What is gravity and how does it affect our lives? • A force. • It pulls things down to the ground. • Gravity is invisible but causes things to drop. • Gravity is attractive. It keeps the planets going around the sun. Question 3: Write a sentence using the words ‘gravity’ and ‘force’ to say how they affect common everyday situations. Answers: • Gravity is a force. • Gravity is the force that pulls objects towards the ground/center of the Earth. • Gravity is an invisible attractive force that existed between all things that have mass. Lesson Purpose and Intention Lesson Purpose and Intention
The lesson is about the scientific law that explains
how forces affect the motion of objects, including the motion of small objects like golf balls and really large objects like the Earth and other planets. Lesson Language Practice Lesson Language Practice Balanced Remain Unbalanced Gravity Rest External Inertia Tendency Lesson Activity Information about Inertia Information About Inertia The following are all examples of everyday situations that can be used to describe the Law of Inertia: 1. A shiny glass marble rolling over a smooth flat floor. 2. A bicycle moving forward even after peddling is stopped. 3. A drinking glass sitting on a table. 4. Rolling a heavy tenpin ball straight down the center of a bowling alley lane. 5. The motion of a heavy tenpin ball as it knocks the pins over. Information About Inertia 6. A golf ball sitting on a golf tee before the golfer hits it down the fairway. 7. A house built in an earthquake zone just before it is destroyed by an earthquake. 8. The motion of a hockey ball that is hit along the ground between two players. 9. A spacecraft when it is cruising between the planets Earth and Mars. Question 1:
The word ‘remain’ is used
three times in the information provided about Inertia. What is another word that means the same as ‘remain’? What is an experiment?
Stay or keep Question 2:
Which of the 9 examples
describe objects that are at rest? Which of the 9 examples describe objects that are at rest? Numbers 3, 6, and 7. Question 3:
What are the important
differences between the Scientific and Non-scientific meanings of ‘inertia’? What are the important differences between the Scientific and Non-scientific meanings of ‘inertia’?
The Scientific meaning of ‘inertia’ describes objects that are
either still or moving and indicates that a force can cause a change; The Non-scientific meaning does not describe organization movement and does not tell what could change it. Question 4: What is gravity and how does it affect objects? What is gravity and how does it affect objects? • Gravity pulls things down; it makes things fall to the ground. • Gravity is a force – it pulls all objects towards the center of the Earth. • Gravity is a pulling force – it attracts things that have mass Question 5: What forces are acting in Example 1. ‘A shinny glass marble rolling over a smooth flat floor.’? What forces are acting in Example 1. ‘A shinny glass marble rolling over a smooth flat floor.’? • Gravity (pulling the marble down). • Normal or reaction force (The floor pushing up on the marble). • Friction and/or air resistance (slowing the marble down). Question 6: Choose one other example and describe the balanced and/or unbalanced forces that are acting in the example. You can use a labelled diagram to display your thinking as well? Choose one other example and describe the balanced and/or unbalanced forces that are acting in the example. You can use a labelled diagram to display your thinking as well? Choose one other example and describe the balanced and/or unbalanced forces that are acting in the example. You can use a labelled diagram to display your thinking as well? Choose one other example and describe the balanced and/or unbalanced forces that are acting in the example. You can use a labelled diagram to display your thinking as well? Lesson Conclusion Question 1: The focus of the lesson was on learning about how forces affect the motion of objects. How has the lesson helped you to describe forces? Question 2: Has the activity helped you to think about forces in everyday life? Which ones? Question 3: What did you enjoy about the lesson? Question 3: What is something you would like to learn more about in this topic?