NEWTON'S LAW OF MOTION WEBQUEST

 

Introduction: We have been studying about Sir Isaac Newton for a while now.  Not only did he come up with the Universal Law of Gravitation which states that any two objects exert a gravitational force of attraction on each other, he also came up with his 3 Laws of Motion.   These three laws of motion have helped many different work fields grow and develop. The three Laws of Motion are:

 

1.     * An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by a force.

        * An object moving in a straight line will continue to move in a straight line unless acted on by another force.

        * The first law of motion is also called the law of Inertia.

 

2.    * How fast an object moves after it is pushed depends on the force of the push and the mass of the object.
               * Force = mass X acceleration
                        F = ma

3.    * For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.              

 

Task: With the new age of technology and the internet, there are many opportunities for exploring these laws of motion. I have done research to find websites where you can explore these laws of motion. I challenge you to find three ways in which the laws of motion play a factor in your everyday life. After you have discovered these ways make a poster, cartoon, piece of writing, skit, or another creative way of showing the way the laws of motion impact your life.

 

Information: Websites To Explore

Site

 

 

Newton's Three Laws

 

URL
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/newton.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newton/
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/newton_isaac.shtml
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/physical/newton_law.php
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newton3laws.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_laws_of_motion

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/newtltoc.html

 

To get even more information, use these key words with search engines such as Google or Yahoo:
Sir Isaac Newton          Laws of Motion         Velocity            Force

Process:

1)      Day One = You should use this period to do your own research on Newton’s Laws of Motions and become familiar with all 3 of his laws and compare/contrast what they mean.

 

2)    Day Two = You will get together with your group, discuss what you  learned and begin your creative project.

 

3)    Day Three = You will continue working on your creative project.  This is your last day to work on this…so make it a good day!

     

Questions:

     1) What does Newton’s Law of Motion #1 state?

                                                                                                        

    2) How does Newton’s First Law of Motion relate to your life?

 

     3) What does Newton’s Law of Motion #2 state?                                        

 

4)    How does Newton’s Second Law of Motion relate to your life?

 

5)    What does Newton’s Law of Motion #3 state?

 

6)    How does Newton’s Third Law of Motion relate to your life?

 

 

Conclusion:  At the end of this webquest, you will have created a wonderful masterpiece that will be presented to the class on Newton Day (date to be announced).  Get Creative and Have fun!!!   

 

    AN APPLE A DAY

     WOULD MAKE

      NEWTON SAY:

    "Science is great!!!"