How do unbalanced and balanced forces affect the horizontal motion of objects?
Cycle Summary
Session
6
Elicit
Students watch two videos about swimsuit design in competitive swimming.
Engage
Students complete questions in their portfolio about swimsuit design in swimming.
Explore
Students complete a simulation to explore how unbalanced forces cause a change motion.
Session
7
Explain
Students complete a simulation to explain Newton’s First Law of motion.
Session
8
Elaborate
Students rank arguments answering the question, “How do swimsuits made out of high-tech fabric affect the total force acting on a swimmer?” Students complete practice questions over forces and motion.
Evaluate
Students complete assessment questions over forces and motion.
Extend
Extend
Students with modify or create a model to explain Newton’s First Law using Scratch.
Cycle 1 Resources
Cycle 1 Tutorials
In Cycle 2, students will answer the question, “How do horizontal unbalanced and balanced forces affect motion of objects?” Students will start the cycle by learning about how swimsuit technology altered the forces acting upon an professional swimmers. They then use a simulation to explore balanced and unbalanced forces. Students will continue to use an online simulation to define Newton’s 1st law. Once students have a foundation of Newton’s First Law and balanced and unbalanced forces, they will be challenged to evaluate the validity of claim, evidence, and reasoning arguments. This cycle focuses on unbalanced forces acting horizontally (on the x axis).