Format
1. The program starts with a discussion of who Sir Isaac Newton was and his first law of motion.
2. The educator educator will engage in a discussion of how we can see the laws of motion and introduce the vocabulary works through examples and questions and answers.
3. The students will conduct a series of experiments to test the concepts introduced.
4. The students make make a humming toy project that will demonstrate potential and kinetic energy.
5. If time allows, we take questions.
Objectives
- explore Newton's first law of motion
- develop an understanding of how forces and friction affect the motion of objects
- understand what might increase or decrease friction
Standards Alignment
National Standards
PS2A 3-5 -- Forces and motion
PS2A 6-8 -- Forces and motion
PS2A K-2 -- Forces and motion
PS2B 3-5 -- Types of interactions
PS2B 6-8 -- Types of interactions
PS2B K-2 -- Types of interactions
PS3A 3-5 -- Definitions of energy
PS3A 6-8 -- Definitions of energy
PS3B 3-5 -- Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS3B 6-8 -- Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS3C 3-5 -- Relationship between energy and forces
PS3C 6-8 -- Relationship between energy and forces
PS3C K-2 -- Relationship between energy and forces
State Standards
New York State NGSS Learning Standards: P-PS2-1; K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2; 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2; 4-PS3-1, 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-3; 5-PS2-1; MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-1