2. Bad Physics in Movies !!

3.  Find a short clip from a movie that shows activities that are not possible from a Physics stand-point.  Clips must be appropriate for school !!  Students will create and present a multi- media presentation for the class.

4.  Go to my school website page. Left-hand column titled “Video Project”  Ogden, Terri - Science / Video Project page Ogden, Terri - Science / Video Project page  Notice it includes examples, the milestones and rubric.

5.  Title page: Movie title, names, date  Scene description: Brief description of the movie scene explaining to audience what they should look for in the video.  Physics conceptS: describes the concepts you are using to disprove the movie clip. For full credit you must use at least 2 concepts  Movie clip ◦ Link to website of scene or embedded clip

6.  Estimations ◦ Explain what part of the clip you had to estimate in order to begin any calculations  Calculations ◦ Begin with a statement of the Physics concept and formulas you will be discussing ◦ Show the calculations in a clear manner (several pages will be needed)  Conclusion ◦ Make a concluding statement about why the calculations proved the Physics concept

7.  Errors ◦ Discuss what may cause your own calculations to be off, such as friction, how you estimated, etc.  Cite References ◦ List sources you used including textbooks, websites, and the movie itself, personal interviews  GRAPHICS - make it interesting and fun!!

8.  You will need to ESTIMATE for some of the data for your calculations. Discuss how you came to your estimate.  The subject must be calculable – not just look like it is impossible.

9.  Things that move too fast  Untrue trajectories (too high or too far)  Things that break Newton’s 3 rules: ◦ Acceleration is proportional to force and indirectly proportional to mass. ◦ Law of Inertia ◦ Every action has an EQUAL and opposite reaction.

10.  Lack of friction, or too much friction  Forces that do not fit with the Impulse- Momentum Theorem  Collisions that do not hold to the Law of Conservation of Momentum  Motion that does not hold to the Conservation of Energy

11.  An electronic copy of your presentation.  All of your notes and scribbles, estimates and calculations  The milestone sign-off  Refer to the Rubric for all the details you need to cover !!!

12.  By Thursday, March 29 ◦ submit a written description of the chosen movie clip.  Before leaving for Easter break ◦ Sign-off of your first milestone.

13.  Prepare, research, calculate and present  NOTE: Make sure you check your calculations early, in case you need to change your topic!

14.  Movie “Troy” ◦ http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/troy.shtml http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/troy.shtml  Sin City – Strength of bone http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/sincity.shtml