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Physics 1: Motion

HS PS2-1  Newton's 2nd Law

Physical Science Safety Guidelines

PHYSICS Safety

Phenomenon

Watching the direction a spinning wrench travels WIS

What did you see in the movie?

What are you curious about?

What questions do you have?

Motion:

   Force and motion

   Friction

   Acceleration

EXTRA: PULLEYS

Pulley lab activity

Pulley Inquiry activity

Aerospace applications: Pulleys WIS

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HS-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
Performance Expectation
  Grade:  High School (9-12)

Prior Knowledge/Preview
Simple machine review Idaho Public TV
Newton's Law Review and the Hero engine WIS
Forces of Flight: Vertical Take off Smithsonian Learning Lab
Newton’s Three Laws Smithsonian Learning Lab

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Inquiry science
       Printable activity
       On-line activity

LAB experiments
       Lab #1 Measuring forces
       Lab #2  Launch forces
       Lab #3  Projectile Motion
       Lab #4 Pulley use: the bosun's chair WIS
       Lab #5 Pulley inquiry lab-- see link on left Washington International School

Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
   Rocket launches
   Aerospace applications: Pulleys WIS
   and part ii 120 ton lift start at 1 minute NASA
  NASA Newton's 2nd Law demo in Space
  Flight control including pulleys FAA
  Measuring acceleration in coronal ejections NASA
Newton's Laws in Space Christa McAuliffe Lesson NASA

EXTENSION material for the curious
PhET Forces and Motion
PhET simulation on projectile motion
Projectile motion with Barney and part ii
Pulley calculations WIS
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