Force and Motion - Worksheets & Activities: Forces, Speed and Newton's Laws

Force and Motion - Worksheets & Activities - Newton's Laws of Motion

This FANTASTIC bundle now includes a STUDENT WORKBOOK!!! A compilation of all the student pages, with added review sheets. Teacher key provided with answers, as well as links to video clips and additional tips and ideas.

⭐PowerPoint Introduction To Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity⭐

Appropriate for a 7th-9th grade physical science class, this 16 slide PowerPoint covers motion, relative motion, distance vs. displacement, average speed vs. instantaneous speed and speed vs. velocity. This PowerPoint is FULL of discussion questions to engage your students and hold their attention. All transitions and animations have been added, so this PowerPoint is ready to go! Student note handouts are included!! So self explanatory, you could even leave it with a sub!

⭐Distance vs Displacement Mealworm Lab Activity for Physical Science⭐

Looking for a hands-on activity for distance vs displacement? This is a highly engaging, student HIGHLIGHT of the week activity! You'll need either mealworms or super worms. Students will time their mealworm in six time segments. At the end of every two minutes, students mark on a large piece of paper the location of their mealworm, then draw a line segment to show the distance traveled. At the end of six two-minute segments, students add all the line segments together to get the total distance traveled. A final measurement from the starting location to ending location, with noted direction, gives the displacement. Finally, the class will share their findings to report back the class data. An additional lab is included where students will use their mealworms to calculate speed. My students LOVED these labs. Each lab takes a full 45 minutes. (This was added to this bundle on 3/27/22. It is NOT YET in the workbook. If you print the workbook, you'll need to print this separate and add it in. I will add it to the workbook this summer.)

⭐Force and Motion Experiment - Newton's 3rd Law of Motion Lab Activity⭐

In need of a simple lab, that works EVERY time, for Newton's 3rd Law of Motion? Balloon racing it is! It took me a little to figure out how to do this exactly right and I'm passing all of my know-how on to you in my step-by-step simple directions on how to set this lab up and execute it perfectly. Your 8th/9th graders will ALL be engaged and busy.

Students will test 3 different sized balloons to see how far they can carry a straw along a string. Students will run 3 trials for each size balloon, calculate averages, graph results, and answer follow up questions.

This lab took my class 2 - 40 minute periods to explain, carry out, calculate, graph, and answer questions. My kids LOVED it! (I'll be adding this lab to the workbook later this summer. This is a new resource.)

⭐Calculating Speed - Force and Motion Unit - Speed, Distance, and Time Variables⭐

Calculating Speed - A ready to go packet on calculating speed! Notes - Activities - Practice. This resource contains everything you need to teach calculating speed, distance, and time.

Here's how you'll do it

1. Read through the explanation on speed. The 'triangle' on variables explains how to calculate each variable - speed, distance, and time.

2. Practice Problems - page 1, as a class. Assign page 2 for homework.

3. When students come in the next day, go over homework. Take your students OUTSIDE for activity #1. You'll need meter sticks, chalk, and stop watches (I let my kids use cell phones). They'll be timing each other over a distance of 10 meters while they skip, walk, run, hop, and grapevine. Then you'll head indoors so they can use their timings to calculate all their speeds!

4. Once back inside and calculations are complete, get out the chewing gum! For a fun extension, give each student a piece of gum. They'll time each other and count how many chews they do over a period of one minute. Using their timings, they'll figure out how many chews they would do over the course of a year. This activity is focused at looking at units and why they're important.

⭐Introduction to Acceleration PowerPoint with Student Note Sheets⭐

Appropriate for a 7th-9th grade physical science class, this is a 16 slide PowerPoint with accompanying student note sheets. Acceleration is defined, as well as positive/negative acceleration. There are example problems that walk students through the process of calculating acceleration. Speed/time graphs are introduced. Slope is explained and its relationship to positive/negative/no acceleration. Animations and transitions are done for you, so this PowerPoint is ready to go!

⭐Reading and Creating Speed/Time Graphs⭐

Speed - Time Graphs - Reading and Creating Speed / Time Graphs:

This resource contains FOUR separate practice assignments on speed / time graphs. They are well made, relatable, funny, and engaging. Here is a look at each speed / time graph assignment.

1. Speed / Time Graph 1: Creating a speed / time graph: This assignment has students read a story and create a graph that shows the changes in speed over time of Abby, as she leaves her house in order to exercise. She alternates between walking and running for periods of time. I use this assignment to explain a speed / time graph. Students often pick up on it right away and it helps make the entire idea understandable.

2. Speed / Time Graph 2: This is a second story in which students will create a graph. After introducing speed / time graphs with handout #1, I have students work in partners to practice the skill without me. This allows them immediate practice while I can walk around and troubleshoot.

3. Speed / Time Graph 3: This is a generic speed / time graph that has portions labeled with letters. Students answer questions based on the graph. Questions include identifying where an object was traveling at a steady rate, speeding up vs slowing down, accelerating at the highest rate, etc.

4. Speed / Time Graph 4: For this assignment, I give students a ready made graph. Students use the graph to create a story themselves that matches the graph. I allow students to share their stories (after I've proofed them, of course.) This allows for some creativity.

⭐PowerPoint Introduction to Forces, Inertia, and Newton's 1st Law⭐

Appropriate for a 7th to 9th grade physical science class, this PowerPoint introduces forces, inertia and Newton's 1st law. The terms net forces and balanced forces are also introduced. Student notes sheets are included! Real life examples are given. All transitions and animations are added, so this PowerPoint is ready to go!

⭐Newton's 2ndLaw PPT and Student Note Sheets⭐

This PowerPoint and accompanying student note sheets were made for an 8th grade physical science class, but would also work with 7th or 9th grade. Newton's 2nd Law is introduced, F = ma problems are introduced, types of friction (rolling, sliding, static), air resistance, and terminal velocity. There are no pictures in this presentation, only text. The animations and transitions have been added, so this PPT is ready to go! Two pages of student note sheets are included.

⭐Newton's 2nd Law Problems⭐

This document contains practice problems for Newton's 2nd Law, F=ma. Problems include calculating all 3 variables. Units are kept in N, kg and m/s^2. There are 14 problems total and answer key is included. There is also a one page lab paper included for air resistance. Students are asked to create an air craft for an egg out of 2 styrofoam cups, 10 straws, 2 plastic grocery bags, yarn and tape. The goal of the activity is to create the greatest amount of air resistance for the egg's fall to Earth. Purpose of the lab is for students to gain a better understanding of air resistance. Problems and lab are appropriate for grades 7-9.

⭐Gravity PPT and Student Note Sheets⭐

This PowerPoint is an introduction to gravity, weight, projectile motion and centripetal force. The presentation is 10 slides long and comes with 2 pages of fill in the blank student note sheets. Gravity is defined as one of the 4 forces, universal gravitation is defined and the equation for weight is related to F=ma. There are no pictures in this presentation, text only. This ppt is appropriate for grades 7-9.

⭐Newton's 3rd Law PPT and Student Notes⭐

A quick introduction to Newton's 3rd Law, this is a 7 slide, editable PowerPoint with student note sheet. Appropriate for grades 7-9.

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