Newton's Laws Webquest Use the following website to complete the

Newton’s Laws Webquest Use the following website to complete the webquest: http://www2.mpsaz.org/stapley/staff/clewis/sc09assign/files/newton_webquest.pdf

Click on Biography of Sir Isaac Newton. Answer the following: 1. When was Newton born? _______________________________ 2. What math did Newton invent? ___________________________ Click on Newton’s First Law of Motion Write his first law of motion as written on this webpage here: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Inertia Read the story about the BAAD. Do you think the lawsuit is justified? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Why does the astronaut lose his toothbrush forever? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Read the challenge question. Write your answer here: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ If unsure, read Professor Parson’s explanation of inertia. Click on Another Explanation of Newton’s First Law We already did the cup, penny, note card experiment. What happened when we did it class and why did it happen? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Newton’s Second Law of Motion Write the definition of his 2nd law here as written on the webpage: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

Click on another explanation of Newton’s 2nd Law Explain how force and acceleration are related. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Why can a bullet have a lot of force and a train may not. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Demonstration Using three different forces, write down each of the accelerations of the elephant. Force #1 __________ Acceleration #1 ____________ Force #2 __________ Acceleration #2 ____________ Force #3 _________ _Acceleration #3 ____________ Click on Bumper Cars Read “Predict the Outcomes of Bumper Cars Collisions” For each collision Write what you chose as the outcome. Then write if you were correct. If you were not correct, write why. Collision #1 Your Outcome Guess _____________________________________________________ Were you correct? ______ If incorrect, why ? _______________________________________________________ Collision #2 Your Outcome Guess _____________________________________________________ Were you correct? ______ If incorrect, why? _______________________________________________________ Collision #3 Your Outcome Guess _____________________________________________________ Were you correct? ______ If incorrect, why? _______________________________________________________ Click on Newton’s Third Law of Motion Write the definition here as written on the website: ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Another Explanation Complete the activity described on the webpage. Obtain the materials from Miss Longshore. Write what happened and explain using Newton’s Third Law here: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Sports Physics Explain how “bounciness” of a ball affects a game of baseball. ________________________________________________________________________________

Click on Build a Coaster (Have patience, it takes a moment to load.) Change the size of your hills and loop until you have a successful coaster. Draw a picture of your coaster here:

What was necessary to have a successful coaster? ________________________________________________________________________________ Click on Design a Coaster Go though each step to create a coaster. When finished draw you coaster here:

What safety rating did you receive? _____________________________ What fun rating did you receive? _______________________________ Why did you receive these ratings? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ For extra credit you may create and print a Puzzle Maker puzzle using the terms provided.