Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a good break. We will close out the semester with a study of forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Resources for this unit: Everyday Forces
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second and Third Laws

EDPUZZLE CLASS CODE: sivabir for the Modeling Forces activity

Monday: Topics: Force and Newton’s Laws
Activities: Q&A: Exploring forces introduce free body diagrams
Group Investigation: Lab: Modeling Forces
HW: Finish lab questions

Tuesday: Topics: Force and Newton’s Laws
Activities: Q&A: Modeling Forces
Group Investigation: Lab: FORCE of the EARTH
HW: Take notes over the following videos: Video 1 Bozeman Science: Contact Forces
Video 2 Conceptual Physics: Buoyancy of Air
Note instructions for videos:
*In the first video answer the following Concept Statement: Explain how contact forces result from interatomic forces based on information and examples discussed in the video.
*In the second video answer the following Concept Statement: Explain buoyant force and its relationship to objects floating or sinking based on information and examples discussed in the video.

Wednesday: Topics: Force and Newton’s Laws
Activities: Lab: Force of the Earth
HW: notes over buoyant force video (see Tuesday’s homework)

Thursday: Topics: Force and Newton’s Laws
Activities: Q&A: Lab: Force of the Earth
Partner Practice: Mini-Lab: Up, Up and Away (passed out in class)
HW: TBA

Friday: Topics: Force and Newton’s Laws
Activities: Individual Practice: Newton’s Laws of Motion Notes reading and Questions (also passed out in class)
**Under the Second Law section stop after #7. All the other sections you should complete all of the questions.
HW: unfinished notes are due Monday 12/4