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Dot Patterns Introduction
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, the students will be in groups of 2 (depending on how much paper you can get). You will give each group a long sheet of construction paper. Make it a few feet long. I find that a length of 25 feet is pretty ideal for this activity. Have one of them start by taking evenly spaces steps across the sheet of paper, toe-to-heel, and mark each step on the sheet. Then have them take evenly spaces steps again but this time have them be larger steps, and mark each step on the sheet. Finally, have them take steps that are getting increasingly larger as they move across the sheet and mark off each step.
Dot Patterns and Inertia
Lesson Summary
We've learned what dot patterns correspond to constant speed, speeding up, and slowing down. That's three different manifestations of motion. Last class, we did practice with having only one of those types of motion present and identifying which kind it was. Now, we're going to look at some dot patterns where we have multiple forms of motion present.
Aristotle vs. Galileo Experiment
Released While Moving
Slippery Roads and Seatbelts
Dot Patterns in 2D
Net Forces
Why are Orbiting Astronauts Weightless?
Mass vs. Weight
Comparing Magnitude of Velocity and Acceleration
Net Forces: Speeding up vs. Slowing Down
With this worksheet, students will connect their knowledge of Net Force and practice determine the type of motion present for the situations given.