Unit 2: Physics (Newton's Laws of Motion)

Key Concept: Change

Related Concepts: Evidence, Balance, Movement, Transformation

Global Context: Scientific and technical Innovation

ATL Skills: Collaboration Statement of Inquiry: Observing changes in movement allows scientists to detect and understand the transformation of energy.

Unit Objectives

• • Newton’s Three Laws of Motion describe the relationship between force and motion

    • First Law: Objects will stay stopped or in constant motion until acted upon by an outside force

    • Second Law: only an unbalanced force causes acceleration

    • Third law: every force has an equal and opposite reaction force

  • The effects of gravity give weight to objects with mass

  • The concept of inertia

  • The effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object

  • The effects of the force of friction

  • Newton’s Three Laws of Motion through daily physical activities

  • The difference between mass and weight

  • All objects fall at the same rate due to the effects of gravity (e.g. neglecting air resistance)

Lessons:

• 1. Rube Goldberg Challenge

  2. Introduction to Forces & Motion (Contact vs At-a distance)

  3. Types of Contact Forces

  4. Types of at-a-distance forces

  5. Newton’s First Law: Inertia

  6. Newton’s Second Law: Acceleration

  7. Newton’s Third law: Action and Reaction

  8. UNIT TEST (Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding

  9. Applications of Newton’s Laws

  10. Gravity and Inertia

  11. LAB Criterion B: Inquiring and Designing

  12. LAB Criterion C: Evaluating and Processing

Assessment: There will be a variety of assessments during these units.

Specific instructions for the research and reports will be provided when the assignment is introduced.

• • Criterion B: Inquiring and Designing

  • Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating

  • Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding