TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 3: Forces and Vectors
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
The student will define and understand inertia. C8 Describe characteristics of inertia ball game. Answer multiple choice questions about
The student will define and understand Newton's first
law of motion.
The student will apply Newton's first law to common
examples of motion.
The student will understand the relationships between
acceleration, mass and force.
C9
Using two carts demonstrate Newton's laws.
Classroom discussion of Newton's first law of
motion.
Find mass of unknown object with a scale.
The student will define the "Newton" as a unit of force. Classroom discussion of Newton's second law of
motion.
inertia.
Relate Newton's laws to lab in written lab
report.
Describe a pool game using Newton's
laws in constructed response test
question.
Answer a variety of multiple choice
questions about acceleration, mass and
force.
Using dimentional analysis, determine
units of a Newton in constructed response
test question.
The student will understand the relationship between
mass, weight and acceleration due to gravity.
Classroom discussion of mass, weight and
acceleration due to gravity.
Find weight on another planet in
constructed response test question.
The student will apply Newton's law to common
examples of motion.
Newton's laws using everyday objects in lab. Apply Newton's laws to a game of pool in
essay test question.
The student will define and calculate net force. Experiment with net force in lab. Calculate net force of a brick on a ramp in
written lab report.
The student will define and calculate a normal force
and coefficient of friction.
C3 Experiment with friction in lab. Calculate frictional force on a ramp in
constructed response test question.
The student will compare static to kinetic friction. Measure static and kinetic friction with lab-pro Discuss lab results in written lab report.
meters.
The student will apply friction to the concept of net
force.
C11 Re-create Galelio's thought experiment. Discuss concept of net force in written lab
report.
The student will identify force pair. Using wheeled carts, identify force pairs. Diagram force pairs in written lab report.
The student will define Newton's third law of motion. C12 Classroom discussion of Newton's third law of
motion.
Using a rocket, describe how third law
creates thrust in constructed response test
The student will apply Newton's third law to common
examples of motion.
The student will distinguish between vector and scalar
quantities.
The student will add and subtract vectors using
graphical representations.
The student will add and subtract vectors using
trigonometric representations.
The apply vector addition to operations of
displacement, velocity and force vectors.
question.
C4 Experiment with Newton's third law of motion. List four examples of the third law in
short answer test question.
C5 Classroom discussion of vector and scalar Given two vectors calculate the resultant
quantities.
in short answer test question.
Practice adding and subtracting vectors.
Given two vectors calculate the resultant
in short answer test question.
C7 Classroom discussion of trigonometric
Answer multiple choice questions about
representation.
vectors.
Diagram displacement, velocity and force vectors. Discuss vector operations in essay test
questions.
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