Forces and Newtons Laws Cases

Level 1 - The Basics

In order to clear Level 1, you must do AT LEAST ONE assignment from
Free-Body Diagrams and AT LEAST TWO from Newtons Laws with one being
a vocabulary activity.
FreeBodyDiagrams(chooseone)

1.Watchthevideoathttp://www.bozemanscience.com/freebodydiagrams/andwritea
reflectionthatanswersthesequestions.(10XP)

2.JointheDirectoratthefronttableforaminilessononFreeBodyDiagrams.(10XP)
Theminilessonwillbeofferedtwiceperclassonthefollowingdays:
Aday:September11,15
Bday:September12,16
Ifyouchoosethisoption,youmustattendonesession.Ifyoumissall
sessionsyouwillhavetochooseanotheroption.

3.ReadtheinformationatthePhysicsClassroomaboutTypesofForcesand
DrawingFreeBodyDiagramsandthencompletethereflectionquestionshere.(10XP)

NewtonsLaws(chooseonevocabularyandoneotheroption)

1.Vocabulary(chooseatleastone)ListofWordsHere
a.3WordArts(5XPeach)InstructionsHere
b.Crossword(5XP)
c.FillintheBlank(5XP)
d.VocabLookupandsentences(10XP)InstructionsHere

2.BookOption(10XP)
ReadChapter3Section1and3.Answersquestions14onpg.74and
questions14onpg.88

3.UnderstandingNewtonsLaws(10XP)

4.NewtonsLawsFoldable(10XP)Usetwopiecesofpaperandmakethe
LayeredLookBook.Thefoldableshouldincludeforeachlaw:thestatementofthelaw,
anexplanationofthelawinyourownwordsandanillustrationthatrepresentsthelaw.
PossibleWebsitestoresearchwith:
ThePhysicsClassroom
St.MarysPhysics
Level 2- Moving up in the Ranks
FreeBodyDiagrams(chooseone)

Inalltheseoptionsitisexpectedforyoutousearulerandresolvethevectors.Readhereforan
explanationoftheParallelogrammethodforresolutionsofvectorsorcomeseemeforan
explanation.

1.DrawingFreeBodyDiagramsWorksheet(10XP)

2.ForceVectorDiagrams(10XP)

3.ThePhysicsClassroomFreeBodyDiagram(10XP)

NewtonsLaws(choose2unlessyouchose#6)

1.Writing(10XPforEachEssay)Itisexpectedforyoutowriteanessayforeach
page.Thisisnotaanswerthequestionwithonewordkindofthing.
a.BalancedandUnbalancedForces(TwoEssays,20XP)
b.NewtonsLaws(3essays,OneabouteachLaw,30XP)

2.Dr.BirdleyPacket(15XP)Usethecomicstoanswertheaccompanyingquestions.

3.NotionsaboutMotion(10XP)Usethebluebookandtheinternettoanswerthe
questions.

4.WhichLaw?(10XP)UseyourknowledgeofNewtons3LawsofMotiontoanswer
thequestions.

5.ConceptualPhysicspg.41(10XP)ShowyourknowledgeofNewtonsThirdLawin
thisvectordrawingactivity.

6.ThePhysicsClassroomLessons(25XP)Thiscountsas2cases.Usethe
PhysicsClassroomsitetoreadaboutandapplyNewtons3LawsofMotion.

Level 3- Investigations and Questioning
FreeBodyDiagrams

1.Drawyourownfreebodydiagramandwriteanexplanationofwhatisgoingonin
it.(5XP,cando3differentFBDsandget15XP)

2.Usingthesepictures,drawafreebodydiagramandwriteashortexplanationofwhat
ishappeningintermsofforces.(15XP)

NewtonsLaws

1.T/FstatementswithSummary(10XPeach)
a.Inertia
b.Force
c.1stLaw
d.2ndLaw

2.NewtonsSecondLaw