Inertia Lab: Testing Newtons First Law of Motion
Ian and Jay Williamson
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool
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Ian and Jay Williamson
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Great activities! My students enjoyed these! It was just what I was looking for to add hands on to my lesson on Newton’s first law.
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Students always enjoy testing inertia. This activity takes students through three activities that demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion. Students should notice that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Materials needed: coins or washers, beaker or cup, note card, toy car.
Main topics: inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating inertia. Great for middle school or introductory high school courses.
If you like this activity, you can follow these links to other lessons and activities in my motion and forces units.
Motion PowerPoint Presentation
Acceleration PowerPoint Presentation
The Nature of Force PowerPoint Presentation
Friction, Gravity, and Elastic Forces PowerPoint Presentation
Newton's Laws PowerPoint Presentation
Calculating and Graphing Speed: Marble Racing Experiment!
Changing Speed: Coffee Filter Racing Experiment!
Bowling for Forces: Testing Newtons Second Law
Balloon Powered Race Cars: Testing Newtons Laws of Motion
Paper Airplane Lab: Gravity and Air Resistance
Motion Review Worksheet: Distance Time Graphs
Speed and Velocity Review Worksheet
Motion Review Worksheet: Speed Time Graphs
Motion Review Worksheet: Speed Problems
Forces Review Worksheet: Describing Forces
Forces Review Worksheet: Identifying Forces
Forces Review Worksheet: Forces at Work
Ian Williamson
Materials needed: coins or washers, beaker or cup, note card, toy car.
Main topics: inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating inertia. Great for middle school or introductory high school courses.
If you like this activity, you can follow these links to other lessons and activities in my motion and forces units.
Motion PowerPoint Presentation
Acceleration PowerPoint Presentation
The Nature of Force PowerPoint Presentation
Friction, Gravity, and Elastic Forces PowerPoint Presentation
Newton's Laws PowerPoint Presentation
Calculating and Graphing Speed: Marble Racing Experiment!
Changing Speed: Coffee Filter Racing Experiment!
Bowling for Forces: Testing Newtons Second Law
Balloon Powered Race Cars: Testing Newtons Laws of Motion
Paper Airplane Lab: Gravity and Air Resistance
Motion Review Worksheet: Distance Time Graphs
Speed and Velocity Review Worksheet
Motion Review Worksheet: Speed Time Graphs
Motion Review Worksheet: Speed Problems
Forces Review Worksheet: Describing Forces
Forces Review Worksheet: Identifying Forces
Forces Review Worksheet: Forces at Work
Ian Williamson
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0 pages
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes
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