Transcript Sir Isaac Newton & The Three Laws of Motion

Sir Isaac Newton & The
Three Laws of Motion
5th Grade
Sir Isaac Newton
• He was born in England on
December 25, 1643.
• He lived for 85 years.
• Isaac Newton was raised by his
grandmother.
Newton’s Education
• He attended Free Grammar School
• Then went on to Trinity College
Cambridge
• Newton received both a bachelors
and masters degree
Newton’s Ideas
• Newton had new ideas about
motion, which he called his three
laws of motion.
• He also had ideas about gravity,
the diffraction of light, and
forces.
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The Three Laws of Motion
• Law #1: Law of Inertia
• Law #2: F = m x a
• Law #3: Action/Reaction
Law #1: Law of Inertia
• An object at rest will remain at rest
unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
•
An object in motion continues in motion
with the same speed and in the same
direction unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
– This law is often called "the law of inertia".
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Law #2: F = m x a
• Acceleration is produced when a
force acts on a mass.
• The greater the mass (of the
object being accelerated) the
greater the amount of force
needed (to accelerate the object).
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Law #2: F = m x a
• The Second Law gives us an exact
relationship between force, mass,
and acceleration. It can be
expressed as a mathematical
equation:
•F = m x a
– FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION
Law #3: Action/Reaction
• For every action there is an equal
and opposite re-action.
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Quiz Time!!
• Test your knowledge
– Practice Quiz
Time To Experiment
• Directions:
– Get in to groups of 3 or 4
– Test the three laws with the materials provided.
– Open “Time to Experiment” Word Document on
the website. Fill in appropriately.
– Create an excel sheet for each experiment.
Excel Sheet Directions
• What to include:
– The law being tested
– Results for at least 3 Trials
– After you have entered you data
copy/paste your table into the “Time to
Experiment” Word Document.
Test Your Knowledge
• Take Test
– When you finish the quiz print it out and
turn it in.
References
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http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
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http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/newton.html
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http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/newtons_laws/quiz384.html
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http://scienceprojectideasforkids.com/http:/scienceprojectideasf
orkids.com/tag/newtons-laws-of-motion/
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http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newton3laws.html