We are still waiting for some students to write Newton's First Law test, so students should be receiving their test back about mid week. Students really internalized Newton's Laws and applied them to real life contexts, so most students did well on the test.
This week we are learning about Newton's Second Law, often referred to as the Law of Acceleration. We will explore how adding more force makes objects move faster and further, and how adding mass slows down objects, and prevents them from going as far. Through a toy car experiment, students will learn that if we add two times the force, objects will move two times as fast. However, if we increase the mass two times, the car will move half as fast (inverse relationship). We are calling all toy cars to participate in the experiment and we will move them with the force of rubber bands! We will also graph the results and record our conclusions. This is in preparation for Newton's Second Law test that students will take next Thursday, December 15th.
Homework:
Monday night: pg. 228-229 questions #2-8 in the Competitive Edge
Tuesday night: Worksheet (fill in the blanks) if not finished in class)
Thursday night: pg. 230 #10-12 in the Competitive Edge
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