Explore Station 1
1. Stack 6 washers on the counter.
2. Aim one washer at the bottom of the stack of six washers and
give it a good hard flick with your finger or hand. What happens?
Write observations on your sheet.
3. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
4. Newton’s first law is also called the Law of Inertia. Inertia is
the property of an object that resists changes in motion.
Objects with more mass have more inertia.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate
inertia? Write observations on your sheet.
Explore Station 2
1. Place the index card across the top of the cup.
2. Lay the washer in the center of the index card.
3. Flick the index card with your thumb and finger
to make it move off of the cup.
4. Answer the questions on your student sheet.
5. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
6. Newton’s first law is also called the Law of Inertia. Inertia is the
property of an object that resists changes in motion. Objects with
more mass have more inertia.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion?
Explore Station 3
1. Place the white chip (sad face side up) on the toy car.
2. A book should at the end of the ramp (see Figure 1)
3. Release the car from the top of the ramp with the chip on the top
of the car.
Observe the chip when the car stops.
Record the observations on your student sheet.
4. Repeat the ride, but attach the chip to the car using the seat belt
(rubber band). Secure the chip to the car with the rubber band.
5. Record the observations on your student sheet.
Name __________________________________
1. Aim one washer at the bottom of the stack of six washers and give it a good hard flick with
your finger or hand. What happens? Write your observations.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
Explore
Station 1
3. Newton’s first law is also called the Law of Inertia. Inertia is the property of an object
that resists changes in motion. Objects with more mass have more inertia.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate inertia?
___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
1. What happens to the washer?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What force caused the washer to fall into the cup? _______________________
3. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
Explore
Station 2
4. Newton’s first law is also called the Law of Inertia. Inertia is the property of an object
that resists changes in motion. Objects with more mass have more inertia.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate Newton’s 1st Law of Motion?
1. Record your observations (without seatbelt):
________________________________________________________
2. Record your observations (with seatbelt):
________________________________________________________
3. Sketch a diagram of both.
With Seatbelt
Without Seatbelt
Explore
Station 3
4. When the passenger is in the car, it travels in the same direction as the car. When the
passenger is thrown from the car, in what direction did it go? _______________________
5. Why does the passenger go in that direction?_________________________________
5. Newton’s first law is also called the Law of Inertia. Inertia is the property of an object
that resists changes in motion. Objects with more mass have more inertia.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate Newton’s 1st Law of Motion?
Explore Station 1 – Newton’s 3rd Law of Action- Reaction
1. Place two sheets of paper on the floor.
2. Stand with each of your feet on a separate sheet of
paper.
3. Have your partner
observe the motion of the papers
4. Start to run.
5. Draw and label the set up.
6. Draw arrows on your diagram to show the direction in
which your feet applied the force and another arrow
to show the direction that the papers moved.
7. Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of
Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they never
act alone. One is the action force and the other is the
reaction force.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity
demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
Explore Station 2– Newton’s 3rd Law of Action- Reaction
1. Have 2 students sit in each rolling chair.
2. Face each other and place your palms against the other
person’s palms (as shown).
3. Apply a pushing force on each other.
4. Draw and label the set up.
5. Draw arrows to show the direction in which your
palms applied the force and another arrow to show
the direction that the chairs moved.
Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of
Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they never
act alone. One is the action force and the other is the
reaction force.
6. Discuss with your group. How does this activity
demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
Explore Station 3– Newton’s 3rd Law of Action- Reaction
1. Blow up the balloon and clamp it shut with your fingers.
2. Thread the string through the drinking straw. Tape the long
side of the balloon along the length of the straw.
3. Have two people hold the ends of the string. Make sure the
string is stretched tight.
4. Slide the balloon-straw system down the string until the
clamped end reaches one end.
5. Release the clothespin. Record your observations.
6. Draw and label the set up.
7. Draw arrows on your diagram to show the direction in
which the air traveled and and another arrow to show
the direction that the balloon traveled.
8. Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of
Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they never
act alone. One is the action force and the other is the
reaction force.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity
demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
Name __________________________________
6. What happens to the papers as the person runs? Write your observations.
_____________________________________________________________________
7. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
Explore
Station 1
3. Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they
never act alone. One is the action force and the other is the reaction force
.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. What happens to the people and the chairs? Write observations.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Draw and label a diagram of the set up.
Explore
Station 2
3. Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they
never act alone. One is the action force and the other is the reaction force
.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
__________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Record your observations. What happened to the balloon and air?
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
7. Sketch a diagram.
Explore
Station 3
3. Newton’s 3rd law of motion is also called Law of Action- Reaction. All forces act in pairs; they
never act alone. One is the action force and the other is the reaction force
.
Discuss with your group. How does this activity demonstrate Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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