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| GUIDES | |
| 1 | Newton's
First Law Development of Newton's first law, beginning with Galileo. |
| JOBS | |
| 1 |
Motion Graphing Springboard - Answers - Keynote
("PowerPoint") Presentation (Zipped QuickTime) Classroom discussion of motion graphs. |
| 2 |
Speeding Thru
Motion Springboard - Answers
- Keynote ("PowerPoint")
Presentation (Zipped QuickTime) Classroom discussion of motion concepts. |
| 3 |
Newton's
First Law Springboard - Answers - Keynote ("PowerPoint") Presentation
(Zipped QuickTime) Classroom discussion guide develops the historical context of the first law. Begins with Aristotle, works through Galileo, ends with Newton. Also cites pre-Galilean references to the first law. |
| LABS | |
| 1 | Sonic
Ranger Motion Lab |
| 2 | Introduction
to Graphs and Tracks Computer simulation activity |
| 3 | Advanced
Graphs and Tracks Computer simulation activity |
| 4 | Inertia
in Action - Constructing a CD Glider Activities designed to familiarize students with several aspects of inertia and Newton's first law. Instructions for building a little balloon-powered hovercraft with a compact disc. |
| 5 | Broom Ball Competition Inertia activity |
| DEMOS | |
| 1 | The Clever Dumbbell Classic inertia demonstration with leading questions and post-demo questions. |
| 2 | Cannonball
Front - Cannonball Back Questions to accompany the classic film snippet of dropping a ball from the mast of a moving sailboat. |
| OTHER | |
| 1 2 |
Motion
and Inertia Begins With an M (QuickTime) Part of the "Physics Begins with an M" series. This is a QuickTime export from Keynote that has been Zipped. Motion and Inertia Begins With an M Keynote A nifty Keynote presentation of the M's. (Keynote is Apple's presentation software; PowerPoint is Microsoft's presentation software.) Trust me, neither Keynote nor PowerPoint are The Great Saviors of education. I recommend using them sparingly if at all. Better to teach! |
| 3 | Mechanical
Universe - Free Fall Question set to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. |
| 4 | Mechanical Universe - Inertia (form 1) (form 2) Question sets to accompany the high school adaptation of the Mechanical Universe video. Two forms to accommodate side-by-side student seating. |
| 5 | Motion Crossword Puzzle - Grid - Clues Crossword puzzles are highly personalized and may not always translate well from my classroom to yours. |
| 6 | Practice
Test Questions - Answers Sample test questions covering motion and inertia. |
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