1. Topic: Laws of Motion
Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?

2. Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
1st Law of motion
Inertia
An object at rest [not moving] remains at rest unless acted on by a force [push or pull]
An object in motion remains in motion unless acted on by a force [push or pull]

3. Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
Inertia & Mass
Mass is the amount of matter in an object
The more MASS an object has, the more INERTIA the object has.
Bigger objects are harder to start & stop

4. Acceleration & Force Acceleration & Mass
Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
2nd Law of Motion
Acceleration & Force
The more force placed on an object, the more it will accelerate [change its motion]
Acceleration & Mass
The more mass [or inertia] an object has, the more force it takes to accelerate the object

5. Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
3rd Law of Motion Action – Reaction
Forces are always produced in pairs with opposite directions & equal strengths
For every force there is an equal and opposite force

6. Now take some time…
Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and highlight or underline the main ideas that answer the essential question, you should not highlight everything:
Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?

7. Time to use the left hand column
You will now write your own questions using the verbs provided.

8. Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
1st Law of motion
Inertia
An object at rest [not moving] remains at rest unless acted on by a force [push or pull]
An object in motion remains in motion unless acted on by a force [push or pull]
Write a question using one of the following verbs:
Explain
Define
Identify
Describe

9. Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
Inertia & Mass
Mass is the amount of matter in an object
The more MASS an object has, the more INERTIA the object has.
Bigger objects are harder to start & stop
Write a question using one of the following verbs:
Explain
Define
Identify
Describe

10. Acceleration & Force Acceleration & Mass
Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
2nd Law of Motion
Acceleration & Force
The more force placed on an object, the more it will accelerate [change its motion]
Acceleration & Mass
The more mass [or inertia] an object has, the more force it takes to accelerate the object
Write a question using one of the following verbs:
Explain
Define
Identify
Describe

11. 3rd Law of Motion Action – Reaction
Topic: Laws of Motion Essential Question: What are the laws of motion, and what are real life examples of them?
3rd Law of Motion Action – Reaction
Forces are always produced in pairs with opposite directions & equal strengths
For every force there is an equal and opposite force
Write a question using one of the following verbs:
Explain
Define
Identify
Describe

12. Now let’s write a summary
Look at each question you wrote on your own, and answer each question in a complete sentence.