Concepts
Definitions
Class Activities
Real Life Examples
100
Speed
What is the rate at which something is moving?
100
Is a force that happens between two objects that touch each other, and tries to stop the objects.
What is friction?
100
Egg spin, lazy button
What are some activities in class that we did that demonstrate inertia?
100
Apple falling from a tree, measuring self on a scale.
What are some real life examples of gravity?
200
Inertia
What is Newton's first law?
200
The rate at which an object is traveling.
What is speed?
200
Car slide, car on ramp,
What are some examples of activities in class that demonstrate friction?
200
Putting oil on bicycle tires to reduce friction, cars stopping on ice versus a dry road, using Zhu Zhu pets on carpet versus hard wood floors.
What is a real life example of friction?
300
Force
What is a push or pull?
300
Newton's first law which says that objects at rest like to stay at rest; objects in motion tend to stay in motion.
What is inertia?
300
Ping pong puffing, force plates, marble. truck travel
What are some examples of activities that we did in class that demonstrate force?
300
Ride keeps moving even after a horse has stopped, bicycle tries keep moving even when you aren't pedaling.
What is a real life example of inertia?
400
Gravity
What is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth?
400
The force or speed of movement.
What is momentum?
400
Marbles, truck travel, car slide, egg spin, force plate
What are some activities that we did in class that demonstrate momentum.
400
Race cars, planes
What is a real life example of velocity?
500
Velocity
What is the speed of something in a given direction?
500
A push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
What is force?
500
Car ramp, marbles, ping pong puff
What are some examples of activities that we did in class that demonstrate speed?
500
Pushing down on a cars gas pedal, pushing a snowball, lifting a heavy bucket.
What is a real life example of force?
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