User:Mbgross

Grade Level: 6th Grade Subject: Science Duration: about 2 hrs Materials:one ruler, five checkers, ball Objectives: The student will learn about Newtons three laws of motion. They will be able to describe the three laws of motion and be able to demonstrate each of the three laws effectively. Activities/ Procedures: Newton's first law, objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. The activity uses 5 checkers and a ruler, when the bottom checker is hit with the ruler; the top 4 remain at rest. Newton's Second Law, the sum od all forces acting upon a body is equal to the body's mass times its accleration. The activity us using a beach ball, when the ball is kicked it moves in one directiong. Newton's third law, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The activity also uses a ball; two people are both pushing on the ball with the same force ad the ball pushes back on the two people with the same force. Before Class Warm Up: Before class we will go over the three laws so that the students understand, and i will let them play with the ball so they can fully understand when the demonstrations are shown. Main Activities: I will let the students do these activties themselves so they can get the feel of it. The activities above are the main activities. Assessment: I will give them a little quiz to see how much information they retained. 1. Who was the scientist who gave us the Laws of Motion? Answer: Sir Isaac Newton

2. How many Laws of Motion are there?

Answer: three

3. What is another name for the first law of motion?

Answer: Law of Inertia

4. Which law explains why we need to wear seat belts?

Answer: First Law of Motion

5. Which law says that force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=MA)?

Answer: Second Law of Motion

6. Which law says that heavier objects require more force than lighter objects to move or accelerate them?

Answer: Second Law of Motion

7. Which law explains how rockets are launched into space?

Answer: Third Law of Motion

8. Which law says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Answer: Third Law of Motion

Homework: Word Search Puzzle on http://z.about.com/d/homeschooling/1/0/h/Q/4/newtonlawword.png

Resources: http://z.about.com/d/homeschooling/1/0/h/Q/4/newtonlawword.png for the word search and http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/ for the quiz